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Hell if Grant knew "I have no idea"

But he was deter that he wanted to skip lunch to search for her right this very minute Even so, he ate his chicken, baked potato, and broccoli faster than he’d ever done He told everyone to finish theirthe table, they also had to As was usually the case

"Do you wantanother broccoli floret

"I’ll co his fork on his plate

Grant glanced at their meals Both were only halfway finished with their food "Nay, I’ll find her It shouldn’t be that hard"

That’s what he thought He first went to the gardens, thinkinga break from the financial reports Then he checked by the seawall, thinking she ed rocks below, having forgotten all about the meal

But she wasn’t in either location That had his She’d felt bad that she was still so wrapped up in the financial reports that she hadn’t seen Frederick yet She headed out there to see if she could give him a couple of tips before she returned to her work

She loved analyzing charts and seeing trends, even as far back as in the beginning, and could get wrapped up in them for hours Some of the records that far back were spotty, but she was amused to see that one of her early ancestors, a countess, had a cat Unusual for those times when cats just roamed freely to catch mice and rats and weren’t considered pets But there was a detailed description of all the expenses the cat had incurred, including the cost of taking the cat on trips Fascinating

Some could only see the dollars and cents behind the math She liked to see the huarou side of the expenditures and income

She soon reached the kennels, which were fashioned in the saracing each corner She entered and called out, "Frederick?"

No one was about She hadn’t seen anyone anywhere, in fact The otten about the ry, not with a pack and on a schedule She sighed, not wanting to reat hall so late

One of the dogs barked fros’ yard If she got hungry later, she could just raid the kitchen, noith Maynard’s approval She would just pay better attention to the tiate, noting that since the first feast--served with medieval flair--the wolfhounds had not been in attendance at the irl"

She thought briefly of taking theotten for the last couple oftheate, her phone rang and she glanced at the caller ID She closed her eyes briefly Archibald She answered it He was persistent, if nothing else

"Hi," she said

"Are you at the kennels?" he asked, a ss, he couldn’t be all bad