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"Peggy is wonderful She’s like a gift froie thought a , she worked forand went to Europe for a few yearsI think I’ve been back now about seven years And Peggy has been back with et rattled at work, she keeps thingsjust keeps working"

"So she lives in?"

Maggie grinned "What kind of a question is that? A prospective lover question--or a cop question?

Could she have seenhome drenched in blood? Or could she possibly interrupt an intimate moment?"

He arched a brow to her, so hiards both--then again, maybe it was an innocent question about your do that even one little dynamo can keep it in suchout at the river, as if she ht be just a little bit ey has her own hoe house She lives on the property, but has her own life that way as well Monday through Friday, she has two girls in fro else?" she asked, and she looked at him, her eyes cool on his "I’ll do my best to anshat questions I can"

"Are your folks both--gone?"

"Yes Let’s see, you mentioned your father, so I assume he’s alive Your mother?"

"She died a while back Now you--your father He took the Montgohtly

"The men in your family don’t seem to count for much," he observed

"How rude"

"Well, your father--"

"I adored my father!" she assured him "He was an incredible man I can’t tell you how much I loved him"

"I stand reproved!" he assured her softly

She flushed "Sorry I cared for hilad I’m sorry you lost hilad to hear that"

"Your father--what does he do?"

"He haunts ets the chance"

She arched a brow

"He was a professor at LSU History Now he reads, gardens, travels--and hauntson the fas, eh?"

"One sister--who has married and procreated Makes h

She s feed "I almost married"

"What happened?"

"She died"

"Oh! I’m very sorry"

"So am I But it’s been a while now"

"Ah," sheset on in life, is that it?"

"More or less"

"So he sent you after me!" shekind"

"Oh?"

A s They were very beautiful

Barefoot, in her casual knit dress, her long legs stretched before her, red hair captured in a ponytail, she was stunningly, sweetly sensual

Almost unbearably so

"Well, I’m a businesswohtly

"Really? I’lad you’re not distressed"

"Well, you see, I’d never give up the Canady naohtfully, and he wondered if there wasn’t just a trace of anger in her eyes

"Marriage is definitely out Your dad will be disappointed What about you, Lieutenant?" He lifted his hands in teasing deliberation "I don’t know Will you still sleep with me?"