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“Oh,” she said with a quick glance at her reflection in theagain Wow She ht because she wasn’t even sure that she could pull a brush through her hair

“Can I…” She began “I just…rolled out of bed,” she finished lamely

He chuckled “No rush Teague’s in town as well, so I’ll head over there first and say hello But if you have tireat”

“Sounds good,” Sabrina replied

Blinking rapidly, she was surprised to see that it was eight o’clock and her place was as silent as a grave The kids were usually up by seven, but she decided to let them sleep and headed to the bathroom The hot water worked wonders and half an hour later, she was showered and changed, pulling on old denim cut-offs and a pale blue tank top She slipped on her favorite flip flops and pulled her still-damp hair into a ponytail

Her eyes were a tad puffy fro she could do about that

“Whatever,” she ue Simon didn’t like her all that much anyway so why should she care what she looked like?

The fact that Teague came to mind should have made her pause, and maybe it would have, if she hadn’t pushed open the kids’ bedroom door only to find their beds empty

Thinking that they’d woken up while she was in the shower, she headed back to the e but it too was empty The throw she’d slept in was on the floor where she’d left it, her sandals by the sofa as well Where the hell were they? And where was that da?

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bsp; The cottage wasn’t all that big and Sabrina quickly checked every room The sound of a motorboat in the distance drove her into action, and, heart haainst her ribs like a jackhammer, she darted for the door Sabrina ran down the steps that led to the water, and was da the flip flops on her feet

It was Fridayand the lake was already busy with early weekenders Eyes scanning the water, Sabrina shouted their na her boathouse and then the Si They were nowhere

“Oh, God,” she said brokenly, dashing back onto the dock Had they gone in the water? She shouted their na

Again nothing

Running up the Simon steps, she didn’t bother to knock but sla the coast She ed to stub her toe on the corner of a kitchen cabinet before banging her hip into the counter