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"So, how do you do that?"

"Do what?" She picked up a French fry, popped it in her er at her, ?"

"Oh, that"

"Yeah, that"

"I picked it up when I was a child" She sipped her soda and wiggled her nose "How did you learn to be so untrusting?"

"I picked it up when I became a cop"

"I tell you what" She wiped her face and put the napkin back in her lap "NoI can’t answer, I’ll tell you so"

"You mean won’t tell me"

"Okay, won’t tell you I have er than you, me and everyone around us ‘Tis the honest to God’s truth" Her eyes never left his

"All right But you have to pro"

"What?"

"That you will tell me the truth, all of it, at some point"

"You won’t believe me But if that is what you need to hear, then I’ll make that promise Before I return ho to Scotland?"

"Yes When I can do so safely"

"It’s not safe now?"

"If it was, do you think I would be here?"

Good point "Have you ever been to California before?"

"Nay, ‘tis icland?" He saw her struggle with an answer

"That I can not tell you"

And he probably didn’t want to know Breaking and entering was a criathered their trash and stood to leave

"Well, since you haven’t been to California before, I suppose you hts"

Chapter Five

Todd started with the beach, always a popular destination spot for tourists Myra was no exception

Deserted, except for the occasional die-hard surfer whose wet suit kept them warm in the cold waters, they had the beach to themselves

Myra pointed and asked what the men did in the water on their boards

"Don’t they have TV’s where you cohbors?"

"We live far in the country"

He accepted her answers, explained the art of surfing, and enjoyed the play of expressions cross her beautiful face She kicked off her shoes and let the cold winter ocean foa his hands in A sand crab eed in his palm She squirmed when he placed the s her to squeal and drop it The creature burrowed into the sand at an uniiants I think"

Todd took her hand and helped her stand, then kept it in his A slight blush rose to her cheeks He wondered if she was as innocent as she seein shy under his lips, which e forward, consequences be damned

Where was her family? Why had they deserted her? He would have his answers, one way or another