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- Petey - as it was spoken about a
dozen times as Jack talked strategy with Tyler about a few fallen trees.
    “ Can
I get you anything else? ” Jess asked when she returned to the table for a third time.
    Tyler eyed his coffee. “ I ’ m
just fine, Jess. Thanks. ”
    “ All
good, ” Petey said.
    “ I ’ d like to know where your
boyfriend is, ” Jack asked.
    Jess rubbed Jack ’ s back. “ Not my boyfriend. Not my problem. ”
    “ You
know, ” Jack said as he
pointed a dirty, thick finger at Jess, “ I
wish someone like you would smarten him up. He ’ s
in my hands now and I ’ m a
nice guy... wait ‘ til he
messes up and ends up in the hands of... ”
    Jack turned his finger and pointed
at Tyler.
    “ Eh,
Darryl ’ s mostly show, ” Tyler said. “ He ’ s
seen trouble but nothing serious. ”
    “ Tell
you what, ” Jess said, “ I ’ ll
buy your breakfast today, Jack. Then I ’ ll
find Darryl and make him pay me for it and show up to work. ”
    “ Don ’ t you dare, ” Jack said. “ A pretty woman like you... you
should never pay for a thing. ”
    “ Isn ’ t that sexist? ” Jess asked. She looked at
Tyler.
    “ Why
are you looking at me? ” Tyler asked. “ He said it. ”
    “ You ’ re the cop. ”
    “ I ’ ll have to check the book, ” Tyler said. “ Find out North Carolina laws on
being sexist in a diner. Might take some time. ”
    “ Ass, ” Jess whispered.
    “ Cursing
at a cop, ” Tyler said.
    “ She ’ s ruthless, huh? ” Jack asked as he laughed.
    “ You
have no idea, ” Tyler said.
    His eyes looked up at Jess. It was
these moments that sent Jess into a state of complete confusion. Could there be
a connection with Tyler there? She ’ d
be a liar if she said the thought hadn ’ t
crossed her mind once... or a couple dozen times. Tyler was a very handsome
man. He was a cop. Everyone in Ferry Creek respected him. Even still, Jess
couldn ’ t figure out why she
hadn ’ t jumped at the chance.
    “ Got
the bill for me? ” Jack
asked. “ I have to get
going. Don ’ t need a power
outage anywhere in or near Ferry Creek. ”
    “ Power
outage? ” Jess asked.
    “ Oh,
Christ, could you imagine Maude Parkston if she didn ’ t have her television working? ” Tyler asked.
    Maude was the town gossiper, a
sweet looking elderly woman who heard everything and shared everything in Ferry
Creek.
    The thought of Maude losing her
television made Jess smile, but sadly, Tyler was right. If there wasn ’ t a television to keep Maude at
bay she ’ d be on the streets
of Ferry Creek, searching for gossip to spread. It was bad enough that when she
called the diner for a pick up order, it took her ten minutes to figure out
what she wanted and another ten minutes to leave with her food when she came to
get it.
    “ Why
would the power go out? ” Jess asked.
    She dug in her apron, looking for
the bill for Jack and Tyler.
    “ Last
week ’ s storm that went
through, ” Jack said as he
stared at Jess.
    Jess nodded. “ Yeah. I remember. Kept everyone
here all day. ”
    “ Poor
girl, ” Tyler said. “ Stuck with Murphy and his
stories. ”
    “ Oh.
Murphy... ” Jack shook his
head. “ Anyway, that storm
made a mess on the outskirts of Ferry Creek. Near the creek and all that. It ’ s not a big deal. We cleaned
everything up. But Tyler here called me and said a tree is touching power
lines. ”
    “ They
look weak, ” Tyler said. “ Just don ’ t want a problem with the next storm. ”
    “ Why
didn ’ t you call the power
company? ” Jess asked.
    “ Because
I work faster and I ’ m
cheaper, ” Jack said. “ Or so Tyler thinks. ”
    “ You ’ re not billing me, ” Tyler said. Tyler smiled as he
looked at Jess. “ The trees
look dangerous. Jack ’ s
going to take care of them. I was over there after that little party some of
the high school kids had. Wow, do they make a freaking mess. ”
    “ They ’ re high school kids, ” Jess said as she put the bill
on the table.