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Why would he ask? She didn’t know any guy as interested in genealogy "My great-grandfather, great-grand, he stared at her

"You seem a little surprised"

Hunter joined her at the sink andstrokes and she relaxed

"I thought he looked like soold with But I must be mistaken"

"Do you have a photo of therandfather, but the photo’s gone--lost in a fire But he couldn’t have been your relation" Hunter straightened "About this situation with the sheriff, I’ll take care of this, man to man" The dark threat to his voice indicated heend of Hunter and the sheriff’s confrontation She relaxed a little "My great-grandfather’s na the saoes, if you don’t tell hi?"

"No" Hunter gave her shoulders a war room

"Wait! Where are you going?"

"To board up the " He tossed on Michael’s field jacket, the ski cap, and gloves and was gone

The frying pan could wait She rushed to get her snow boots, parka, and gloves on Why in the world would Ashton have shot at Hunter twice if he’d been sober? Was he the one as seeing Bethany behind Michael’s back? He had plenty of opportunities and irl like Michael could and that her brother had become so popular because of his artwork

Tessa hurried outside to help Hunter, when she saw a figure dressed in a gray parka trudging and slipping along the winding road headed in their direction She stared at hiure was

Hunter cast a glance in the man’s direction "You sure have a lot of visitors way out here as isolated as it is and as bad as the weather has gotten"

He began pounding a plank over the broken

"It’s not--oh, hell, it’s Rourke"

Hunter paused and looked at her "Rourke?"

"The newspaper reporter"

Hunter raised a brow

"An old boyfriend froh school" He pounded another piece of wood in place

Tessa grabbed the next board for hi Bethany At least if he wants dinner with me, he will"

"A date" He took the plank froative skills and find out so Michael’s innocence"

He stopped and studied her "So he believes Michael’s innocent?"

"No He just wants dinner"

Hunter smiled, but quickly masked the expression and took the next board from her

She frowned at him "I’m not interested in Rourke"

"He’s siht"

"Ho!" Rourke hollered fro himself up fros you way out here?" Not wanting to get her hopes up toothat would help her brother’s case

His cheeks red, Rourke drew closer and wiped his runny nose on a handkerchief He gave Hunter a long, hard look, although Hunter continued nailing up boards and didn’t spare Rourke another glance

"I worried about you being alone in this ice storhteen-wheeler plowed into an electric transforht the phone lines down I see you had so you were able to hire a handyman to board up thethis quickly Guess someone dropped hi to explain who Hunter hen she wasn’t even sure herself

Besides, if Rourke knew the story, he would propose taking Hunter into town to see the doctor and get him away from her, then where would she be? Probably Rourke would offer to stay with her in Hunter’s place, as if he could be the kind of help Hunter was She i over an open fire for one And replace a ? Never He’d offer to keep her warht, but she wasn’t interested in him like that

"My truck’s up that way" Rourke waved in the direction, and then looked Hunter over really good "Slid off the road and couldn’t get any traction Figured since you were alone, I’d stay with you until the ice melted"

How could she say no, if he was stuck? But she still didn’t want to explain Hunter