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"LikeDee made me dizzy "I don’t know"

"Oh, come on, Katy You can even invite Blake if you want to"

Ihi fro problems?" she asked hopefully

"You know, if I were actually dating him, I’d have a proble hi on with you two, then?"

"Nothing" I sighed

She sucked on her lollipop for a fewon witharound the house for no reason"

My lips pursed "Dee…"

"He’s my brother, Katy I love hih you haven’t really acted like it recently" She flashed a quick grin before continuing "So I feel like I’m stuck in thehoe ended up on this conversation, I sat doith a sigh "Dee, it’s really complicated"

"It can’t be that couys like each other, and I know Dae a relationship with you, but that’s his risk to take" Dee sat beside uys need to talk or…I don’t know Cave to your passions"

I busted out laughing "Ohto go with us toht?"

As much as I wanted to see the Thompsons’ house, because I bet it was super posh and cool, I was still undecided "I’ll think about it"

"You proed me with her elbow "It wouldwith the Dee stayed for a little while, borrowing a couple of books, and then left Then, around suppertime, Will showed up with Chinese takeout I didn’t turn the food down, but I wasn’t much for conversation Moood-boyfriend high

When they left, I spent the rest of the evening reading, finishing a book for a blog tour, and starting a new one I wasn’t scheduled to read Having ti I could feel a little bit ofback Not the timid Katy, but the one who did what she wanted because she enjoyed it

When it got close to ten, I put the book down and considered checking in with Dae back to that warehouse withoutto distract ed into one of the local neebsites and searched for anyI’d checked each night with no results

But tonight was different

The headline on the Charleston Gazette read:

two depart after last seen near petersburg

My breath caught as I scanned the article Officer Robert McConnell and Officer Ja on December 26th and have not been heard fro the nature of their dealings in Grant County but are asking anyone whoto please contact their tip line

Below the article were two pictures I recognized theht up a neeb search screen First, I Googled Nancy Husher and ca S she wouldn’t be ht there’d at least be so in relation to the DOD, but it wasn’t like the woman existed on the Internet My next search victi to nu showing a connection to Bethany

But there was so that left a bad taste in my mouth about him

One article’s headline read:

local doctor overco for new cancer treatrant county