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Nash laughed against the ri the crisp, clean taste of Foxy Diva Some beers were too hoppy Others too bitter Some even too sweet Not Foxy Diva The Three Chicks Brewery pale ale was sheer perfection “How’s the farm?” Nash asked no one in particular

Shep took a seat on the grass, one elbow resting on his knee “Beckett and Hayes have taken over the guest ranch They’ve got things handled”

“Good” One less thing to worry about “Any word on the fire?”

Chase leaned his back against the thick tree trunk “The fire h the rubble He won’t tell us a da Said we need to wait for the final report”

Nash took another long sip of his beer, still feeling like shit for Megan hearing hi about her father at the hospital And yetand yet, his instincts leaned in that direction Careful not to ree the fire was purposely set?”

“It’s all speculation at this point,” Shep said with a slight shrug

Nash already knew the fire was no accident But he also believed his brothers needed evidence And Nash had learned now to keep his ation take?”

Chase drew in a long breath then said in a deep voice, “We’ll gather all the evidence and data then coe the hypothesis until we believe without a doubt that we have the right answer”

Nash laughed “I take it that’s the fire ?”

Chase nodded “Which basically means anywhere from a few days to a number of months”

“Let’s hope it’s the forulp of beer

Gus returned with the ball then and tossed it onto Nash’s lap Houdini was still near the creek Nash threw it near hied into the water, grabbing the ball first, nudging the puppy out of the water

Nash sood with the baby There wasn’t a doubt in his mind

“Once we have the infor the silence, “we’ll move ahead”

Yeah, like knocking Harrison’s teeth out