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“Thanks Sorry to crash your guy time”

“You’re e assures her with a wink, then scoots out of the booth

“I should get back to the ranch for a bit to help with soo to work”

“I thought I’d walk over to see Annie thisback to your place to crash I haven’t slept since I left yesterday”

“Don’t ever do that again” I urge her chin up with er “That’s not safe I mean it”

“Yes, sir” Her pluain”

“I’ll see you later”

Chapter 17

~Remi~

The bell rings over the door when I walk inside of Little Deli This is my typical day off, but sorab a coffee

Or just to chitchat with Annie She and I have grown really close since I started working for her She’s al sister now

“What does a girl need to do to get service around here?” I ask loudly, and then grin when Annie comes out from the kitchen “Surprise!”

“What in the world are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be at the Grand Canyon or so by now?”

“Moab,” I confiro”

I tell her all about the adventures of the last twenty-four hours, and when I’e smile on her pretty face and nods

“Cunningham Falls has soaked into your blood”

“Soo back to reat one here”

“Yes, you do Well, welco me out this week”

“He was going to help?”

“Yeah, he took ti But noon’t have to do that”

“Jesus, Annie, there was no need for that You should have said so”

“No way I’rateful that I have you I can alork around a little time off here and there Don’t worry about it Honest”

“You need a day off, you know”

“That’s why I close on Mondays What are you going to do now that you’re home this week?”

“I’ what comes next”

“Enjoy your nap! Take an extra thirty for me, okay?”

“I got you” I wink and then wave as I walk out the door and head back down the street to my van

The air is crisp and clean The eous with little wisps of clouds barely covering the peaks I wave at Ty, who regularly coh with sweat

It’s a quiet Sundayin this little town tucked in the mountains