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“I’ll call hih” She waved her hand, turning away before Laken could say anything ht noas earn some more money for a new car

Sure, and at the rate she was going she should be able to buy one in about five year’s time

For fucks sake Would she ever catch a break?

An hour later, she stood staring at her car in disbelief She actually rubbed her eyes, certain she had to be hallucinating

“I’ht?”

“Well, unless we’re both seeing things, then it is really there” Duncan Jones agreed The deputy sheriff was a big man He’d been a linebacker for the New York Giants and he was still built tough and strong He was intiet next to him She couldn’t help but co like Duncan; his frame was smaller, but she was pretty certain that beneath his clothes was a body to die for

Despite the fact he’d never been anything but nice to her, Duncan made her feel nervous And now she also felt stupid Because Laken had called hione out to show him where it had been taken from, there it was Pretty as you please

“Could the thief have returned it?” Why though? Mind you she couldn’t really understand why they would bother taking the heap of junk in the first place

“Maybe,” he said a little doubtfully “Perhaps you better check andwas taken”

“I just don’t understand It wouldn’t start last night How did they even drive it away? Plus, they didn’t have the keys”

“Was it locked?”

“Um, no”

He gave her a stern look “You left it unlocked?”

“I just wasn’t thinking” Great now she felt even more stupid “You can check with Laken, it really wasn’t here this ”

“I didn’t mean to imply I didn’t believe you,” he replied calmly