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“Hurry up Sadie is feeding them cookies”

“Fantastic Twelve little girls, all with a sugar rush”

Brody held Lou’s horse as she mounted She stopped briefly, a shy smile in the eyes that ently beforehis own horse Then the three of them headed for home

Chapter Eight

Wesley’s pocket rang and he retrieved his cell phone He flipped it open and groaned inwardly when he saw the number displayed on the caller ID “Hey, Boss”

“Tell me what you knoas barked in his ear

“Boss, it’s barely been twenty-four hours”

“You need longer than that? What the hell have you been doing? Sitting on your thumbs?” The tone wasn’t jovial

“No I’ve been researching the problem” He almost stuttered

“Got anything at all for et someone to come and replace you?”

“No boss I know she’s working at a place called Western Skies It’s a horse-breeding farm Tons of old ot out of the hospital There’s an old couple who takes care of the place and a couple of men who are family who live there, but that’s all I know so far It’s not easy to get close to the place They have farh”

“Stay on it I want a full report within the week” He mumbled under his breath “I hat’s mine” The call disconnected

Chapter Nine

Lou avoided Brody for days She stayed as far from him as she could and was obviously surprised when he showed up to jog with her everyShe made a cursory attempt at small talk but he kneas only as a courtesy Her tone was pleasant but she avoided ht that it et her out of his systeht, she was all he could think about