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“Hi Is Danni here?”

She looked puzzled for a moment, then said, “And who are you?”

“I …we discussed and I was hoping to continue that discussion”

Still looking uncertain, she said, “Okay Your name?”

“Sam McRae”

“Wait here, please,” she said, as she turned and half closed the door on ood

When Danni opened the door, her eyes widened a moment “Oh, hi,” she said

“Hi, Danni I knoe didn’t meet under the best circumstances, but I hoped we could talk a little about your ex-boyfriend” The dead one “Would that be okay?”

“Sure” Danni stepped outside and shut the door behind her She gestured toward a porch swing and a sturdy rocking chair

I sat in the rocker and took in the view of small-town America The air was perfumed with a heady floral scent

“This seehin a place so save me the creeps

“It’s okay” Danni perched on the swing and twisted a strand of hair

“Was that your mother I just met?”

“Oh, no That’s Jill I rent one of her rooms”

“Just so you know, I’es that she killed Billy Ray”