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"Thank you for htful How did you think to order them?"

"Wyatt mentioned hisback to the house, I saw the porch looked sort of bare They're just roses, Megan" They didn'1 really ift

He glared at the white building up ahead Why did the ht have to be held in the church? He hated walking into Gene Estes's territory It made the hair on the back of his neck stand up

"It's a beautiful night," Megan said, stopping and star- | ing at the sky

"Beautiful," he echoed, watching the play of shadows on her features She'd always been the loveliest woree

with him, but he didn't care about anyone else's opinion She had always been his ideal It was going to be hell to leave her Even for a few days

4 'With the weather fine like it is, I've been thinking of traveling around to some nearby towns," he told her

Her gaze met his "You're still concerned about Laurie's murder" It wasn't a question

"I want to see if they've had any ure out a pattern That would help me find the killer"

"You still believe it wasn't a drifter?"

"Yes One thing I learned while I ay is that life isn't that tidy Bad people don't just come into a town, murder someone and leave Most people are killed for a reason, and usually by someone they know"

"I'o," she said

He drew his eyebrows together "Why?"

She tucked her hand ainst the crook of his elbow and leaned her cheek against his arm "It reminds me of the kind of man you are I'm very proud of you, Justin"

He didn't knohat to say to that, so he didn't say anything at all Theyother couples who had co a teacher As they approached the few steps leading up to the church, Megan came to a stop