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That hat he called a good friend

One he wasn’t the least bit attracted to Which was how it should have been with Gabi, too So they could all be together, family, forever

They’d been laughing when they arrived upstairs He couldn’t even remember nohat about He just rememb

ered her opening the door, calling out to Gabi and getting no answer

Her frown concerned him, but he hadn’t been truly alarn of her Marie was fairly certain she’d never come home from work

He’d been certain she had gotten off the elevator at her floor He’d watched her do it Watched her walk away frout

While Marie was taking a second look around, he was on the phone with Tanner, who knew nothing about Gabi leaving their apartment

His next call was to the police, to report aperson A report they couldn’t take on an adult unless she’d been gone far more than a couple of hours

Marie was the one who did the logical thing

She texted Gabi

And had a text back almost immediately Gabi was at a spa nearby She was sorry she hadn’t texted sooner

She’d stopped in for a pedicure Sos upset her A way she dealt with tension Or figured out a tough case

Odd that she hadn’t let theuards looking out for the over’ as getting to her

Gabi was a private person Used to be anony it that way

Obviously she’d needed to be left completely alone