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It was possible

And you’re impressed with his abilities, a little voice in her head said She tuned the voice out, accepting that her feelings about this guy were black and white, yin and then yang Probleray and yin was shiftingon Hey, how about that Chase guy? Just walk up to hiaze shifted to his lips, and she wondered what it would be like to … Holy hell! Why was she thinking about that?

"I gotta go," she said, realizing they were just standing there staring at each other’s ot a few feet ahen she heard, "See you tonight" Anticipation sounded in his deep voice and she got a distinct feeling it wasn’t just about the case

The words "it’s not happening" rested on the tip of her tongue, but she’d already told him that She’d told herself that too, but for safety’s sake, she repeated it in her head Then she took off

She got out of the woods, and all three girls aiting in an aura of curiosity Miranda, being Miranda, dropped the question first "Did you do it?"

Scowling at the witch, she muttered, "Hell, no"

"Told you she wouldn’t do it," Kylie said

Della glanced at Kylie "So she told you guys the advice she gave reat idea," Miranda said

"I see why it could work," Jenny added her two cents to the subject, "but it could also be dangerous What if she likes kissing Chase? What would that mean for her and Steve?"

"I wouldn’t," Della said "Because … I just wouldn’t" She glanced from Jenny to Kylie and hoped both the chameleons didn’t have their vampire powers on and didn’t hear her heart skip a beat

"I don’t know He’s hot" Kylie’s grin said she was teasing

Too bad Della wasn’t in a teasing mood "Then you kiss him Go on Lay one on hiot the lance

"Hey," Miranda chi is that it worked for Perry and ive it a shot"

Della rolled her eyes "I’ll do that just as soon as hell opens up a free Popsicle stand Now stop talking about hts"

"What kind of thoughts," Miranda asked with an arched eyebrow, then wiggled her shoulders like a dog wagging its tail

Della growled right as her phone rang She suspected it was Chase, leaving his nu

"Who is it?" asked Miranda

"No one," Della snapped, wishing the witch would stop being so daain and started walking faster, wanting to outrun thoughts of Steve, Chase, and her prying friends

But when her phone dinged with a voice to have to deal with Steve But how?

It’s a social lish, her last class Yeah, maybe it was an avoidance tactic, to not think about all her other crap, but it worked in her favor Because the idea just plopped into her brain, and it felt like a good one

Facebook, here I coht not kno to handle the old schools, but she kne to handle teen girls And ive her a lead on Lorraine’s s were a different animal from your normal everyday murder But how could it hurt to try?

How?

Easy She found out all too quickly

The more she learned about Lorraine, the more it hurt The more she realized what a waste it was that someone so decent, with so much life, had been yanked fro for any info on Facebook and Twitter, even hit a few local online papers She learned Lorraine had attended a New York dance school back in the sues of Lorraine’s new puppy One of those sly only a ot turned into va that thought from her mind, Della friended about six people who claimed to know Lorraine Thankfully, most people will friend anyone, so that worked in Della’s favor Within a couple of hours, Della was Facebook friends with four of Lorraine’s school buddies, too

Dellashe’d met Lorraine in New York last year and had just heard she’d died There was a chance one of these people went to New York with Lorraine, and her cover would be blown But that didn’t seeirls replied back over the next hour, and Della wasall three separately She had three accounts of what happened to Lorraine right before thefrouht she died

Lots of info, but nothing that helped with the case

"What are you doing?" Kylie asked, walking into the cabin

"Research on the case"

"That couple?"

"Yeah," Della said, and wondered why her curiosity didn’t extend so irl, she relatedto dinner?" Kylie asked

"Nah, I have soet lonely coht a campfire by the lake and roast ht"

Concern flashed in Kylie’s light blue eyes "I wish Burnett would let o to have your back"

Della shook her head "You’re a protector, not an agent"

"I thought we did pretty good at the funeral hoood-bye, then refocused on the screen

Lindsey, one of the girls, finally wrote so When I first heard about the accident, I swear, I suspected Phillip did it You know, ran the

Not unless he’s vaht, and she recalled so Lorraine’s old boyfriend Della typed back Yeah, I heard they broke up But he wasn’t that bad, was he?