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Sandy let out a soft sigh "Well, thank you You onderful I can hardly believe Corey decided to stay here"

"Well, you know, if the inn’s filling up and soo to another hotel," Kelsey told her

"No! You’re staying right here I’ this roos cal on this place!"

"Okay, then, not to worry I’ll stay, and I’ll be just fine," Kelsey said again

"So, how did your day go? What’s up? What was the bigabout?"

"Well…I’ve been asked to join the FBI," Kelsey said

"Really? Wow! I didn’t know the FBI went out and asked people to join it! Don’t they have an application process and training, and all that?"

"I iine that’s the usual case"

"Wow You ed one shoulder "I don’t know about that"

"Why?"

"Pardon?"

"Why you? I !" Sandy said

"I am a United States Marshal," Kelsey re with that, and they’re both federal agencies"

Even with Sandy, she didn’t want to talk about the reasons And, in fact, those reasons hadn’t actually been discussed Oddly enough, it hadn’t been necessary They’d all understood

"I don’t really know," she lied

Sandy ca to do?" she asked

"I’ive me, but I’m not at liberty to discuss any of this yet"

"Oh, I’h, if you moved to Texas I reat state"

Kelsey , then sat up straighter in bed "I’ll ht here!" Sandy said excitedly

Kelsey laughed "Don’t worry, the scuttlebutt about the roohost expedition groups Either way, you’ll get lots of business But I’ll probably stay for a while So, thank you"

"This is great," Sandy said happily, as if it was all settled "I know Sean is off working now, but you have a cousin here And you have me It’ll be like home"

"I’m sure it will" Despite herself, Kelsey yawned

Sandy stood quickly "Okay, well, I’ll let you get so to be here! Yay!" She walked to the door "Good night"

"Good night Thanks, Sandy"

When Sandy had gone, Kelsey got out of bed and went to the door She hadn’t thought to lock it earlier; now she did

She looked at the files again, but she really was tired Facts, figures and faces were beginning to swiht on, but turned off the others, set the files on the bedside table and slipped back into bed

She should’ve realized she wasn’t going to sleep well that night…

At first she felt as if she’d been disturbed by the sound of soh to coain The roohtly The Oriental divider by the bathroo different about the darkness with the glow of just the bathroo

Kelsey saw the two people in the room, thehair piled atop her head and tu around her face with a few stray dark locks The dress lay on the floor, and the woarters The man stood in his dark suit