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She went to Doug’s office but the door was closed She knocked, but he didn’t answer, so shea piece of key-li frenzy that should have had a caled to make her even , and Zeke, Miht into an ulcer Her stoht in weeks

“Have you seen Doug?” she asked Doreen, as slurping down the last of her pie

“God, this is like heaven,” she moaned “He went home early Said he was sick”

“Oh Gee, I hope it’s nothing serious”

Doreen made a face

“What? You don’t think he’s really sick?” Mimi asked

“Let’s just say he seemed perfectly fine until Bruce came to see him at lunch”

“Bruce was here? What did he want? Did he need to see ?”

“Nope Just Doug Said it was soet” Doreen said it casually, but Mi so back

“You know, I’ discreet,” she said

Doreen raised a brow

“Maybe not about my sex life I know everyone in town knows the armadillo story but it couldn’t be helped City services were involved”

“And about getting caught at the bridge Don’t forget that,” Doreen pointed out

“Okay, so yeah, my sex life is an open book But when it comes to this town and my job as mayor, I take this all very seriously”

“Oh, I know you do You’re the best thing that’s happened to Whispering Bay in a long tilanced around the empty lobby “Did you know that Bruce was directly responsible for hiring Doug?”