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I shot hier on ister, and he’s in charge of that So if you want your house to reoing to have to ith him Okay?"

Now Clark was the one with the self-satisfied look Hu a list of three contractors I’ve worked with in the area, and they’re all solid Once I get back to s you want to do right away, like the roof and the porch Get a bid froood?" she asked, closing her notebook

"I think so How et away for a weekend Just promise me that next time I come up, you’ll have a rooave her a hug She was a pretty cool chick "And, Clark, you said you have copies of the grant her aunt received, yes? Can you send ht where it is," he said, closing up his briefcase

"Dewey deciave me a baleful stare "Don’t mock the system, Vivian"

"I wouldn’t dreae "Noants a beer?"

"Gimme" A deep voice sounded from the other side of the screen door, and we all turned Si, clad in wet suits and grins

"Brrr, aren’t you cold?" Mi outside with a feels I’d recently folded

"Nah, it’s just brisk!" Ryan answered, his teeth chattering

"Looks more than brisk You sure you don’t want soic Chef stove--"an hour?"

"Nah, we’ll be fine Beer’s good," Si off Caroline dropped her notepad Oh boy And Mirabbed two beers and held them out the porch door with my eyes closed

"Here So when I heard Mi his deep laughter behind ot a face full of wet suit Aw yeah

"No, no I should get going Not sure where this is heading," he said, still laughing

"I’ll walk you out" We bobbed and weaved through the couples on the porch, laughing as they said good-bye to Clark As we headed for his car down the driveway, I caught hie

"Do you know about her car?" I asked