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“Definitely”

Wade smiled and leaned back a little as he drove A semi was ahead of thehway to ourselves”

“There hasn’t beenoperation,” Cat adain, the population of Blue Moon dropped to just a fehen the workers ”

“Once again” Wade picked up on the phrase she had used “You mean it’s happened before”

“Back during the drought and depression years Instead of coal being the cause of the town’s boorants who flooded in, took out horoheat When the rains didn’t come and the wells dried up, they watched their land bloay along with their dreams”

“And they had to leave, too,” he guessed

“All except randfather,” Cat added lightly

“She ise indeed,” Wade agreed and cast a curious sideways glance at Cat “What was she like?”

“I don’t know I never knew her She died shortly after ht find interesting “I forgot to tell you how Blue Moon got its naend Supposedly a trader called Fat Frank Fitzsionload of supplies and whiskey His wagon broke dohere the to stands Unable to fix it, he set up shop and nailed up a sign that said WHISKEY Few days later a cowboy rode by, saw it and stopped for some of that whiskey It seems he warned Fat Frank that he was doomed because folks only came this way once in a blue n, Blue Moon, Montana Territory And that’s how it got its start and a name”

Wade chuckled softly “Whether it’s true or not, it’s definitely colorful And this place where we’re going, is that where Fat Frank sold his whiskey?”

“No, the Feddersons bought his place and ran a general store there for years Then they sold it to the Kellys, who basically turned it into a large convenience store and gas station The place we’re going got its start as a roadhouse during the prohibition years After all, Canada isn’t that far away,” she reminded him “I’ve heard the old-timers whisper that the proprietor had some very attractive ‘nieces’ orked there”

“Sin always sells, doesn’t it?”

“So I’ve heard” Cat sht up there—Kelly’s Bar and Grill” She pointed to the building’s sign “It’s a lad to say”

Wade slowed andlot of Kelly’s Cat released her seatbelt when the car stopped and got out without waiting for hiht air felt invigorating, increasing her sense of being fully alive

He didn’t bother to button up for the short walk to the door and neither did she He took her aresture without a ht hold felt very right and natural