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Caroline pursed her lips “He isn’tto be Caroline He’s out there pretending he’s Josh In theup the street”

Officer Donaldson’s eyes crinkled with a hie hi the peace?”

Caroline chewed her lip In her normal run-of-the-mill existence, there had never been a reason to decide whether a singing stranger should be charged by the police “How about a warning?”

Donaldson nodded “He seeh Maybe a bit overenthusiastic about the wedding, though”

Caroline toed the carpet with her bare foot, vaguely wondering if she should start painting her toenails now that there was a ht Ato That sort of et painted toenails

Donaldson smiled at her “He came all the way here fro est fan”

“That’s what Kathy Bates said right before she chopped off James Caan’s foot in Misery”

“She didn’t chop off his foot in theabout the book, that’s where her character chopped off the guy’s foot”

Caroline glared at hi the point

“Okay,” Donaldson said, as he ran a hand through his short black hair,it stand on end He didn’t seeh the radio that was strapped to the shoulder of his blue uniforet crazier before it settles down Your wedding is attracting a lot of attention I know you think you have the town locked down tight, ith the do a blind eye to, but the crazies are still going to slip through”

Caroline didn’t say anything What could she say? Her life had become entertainment for everyone she knew

The police officer sighed “I’ll talk to Josh See if we can sort out some security for you Keep the nutters away until after the wedding”

“No!” Caroline took a step towards hi with Lake and I told him I don’t want it”

Donaldson put his hands on his lean hips and looked down at her Not quite as tall as Josh, but not far off He had the whole police de Caroline rallied all of her skills in dealing with difficult people “This is my business, not Josh’s You don’t need to talk to him”

Officer Donaldson studied her for a moment “Caroline, if you were my fiancée I’d be seriously cheesed off if so you and I didn’t find out”