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At long last, the house was quiet and Teresa could go to her roo to see if Mathew had coain Instead, she bolted her door, checked to un was still there, and then sat on the bed

Her heart was truly broken Teresa lay on her side, pulled her knees up to her chest, and wept

"Hurricanes on the east coast, earthquakes on the west, wein the Rocky Mountains after this case," Michael moaned

"It was just a little earthquake in California," Jackie said It was earlyat the table in front of her laptop

"Yeah, well I hope never to see another one, not even a little one They scare ht it to the table, and sat down "Are you thinking tes, but I doubt she h to support herself Find a list here in Denver and you can hack into one teency while I call soet"

"I know, but there ive out that kind of inforht Okay, I'll see what I can find on soine icon

"And by the ti the last dance for ht"

"Oh gosh," MichaelI should go get mine done?"

"Not at all, I love it all messed up like that"

Jackie rolled her eyes "Work, Michael, work!" Even so, she got up, went to the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror She should have made a hair appointment, but it was too late now

Laura slept late as usual, and Teresa didn't wake her However, when Laura was up and eating lunch, she decided she wanted to wear a wig to the ball, which left no tiet it washed and styled at a beauty shop Instead, Teresa washed and dried it, and then tried to style it the best she could She surveyed her work and decided it would have to do Laura was being very good She only had one drink after lunch and held still while Teresa painted her long fingernails hite satin polish

As evening drew near, Teresa encouraged her to take a long shower, helped her into her robe and then sat her down at her dressing table