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kissed her hair. “I’m surprised Smudge hasn’t come and tried to attack me yet.” Darcy giggled just as Jon’s phone vibrated wildly on the bedside table.
“Nooo,” Darcy groaned as Jon sighed and grabbed for the annoying little device.
Jon untangled himself from her and sat up, sounding surprised and excited as he spoke to whoever was on the other end of the phone. Darcy sat up with him, combing her hair back, eyes raking the line of his nude form. She had hoped that they could spend all day in bed together today, exploring each other…
When he hung up he just stared at the phone in his hand for a moment and then he turned to look at her. “I don’t believe it. My old friends from college, Dale and Cindy, are in town. I haven’t seen them for ages. We all used to be such really good friends.”
“Uh,” Darcy tried to be excited for him but she’d learned to hate coincidence. “Now? Are you sure this is a good time for a reunion?”
“I can’t put my whole life on hold because of one psychopath. I won’t let him tell me how to live my life.”
Jon started to get up from the bed and then turned back to her, his hand falling in a very private spot. “They’re going to meet me at my apartment. You want to come meet them with me?”
Darcy decided that meeting some of his friends would let her know more about his life. And, it might be just what he needed right now.
“I’d love to,” she said, and then admired the view of his backside as he got out of bed.
***
Jon called in to take a few hours off work. He got a hard time for it, considering Grace was already off herself, but ultimately it was all set and they were driving over to Jon’s apartment. When they got there they found two people waiting outside who Darcy assumed would be Dale and Cindy.
Jon jumped from his car and ran up to greet them. “Guys! I can’t believe you’re here.” Cindy, a short and athletic looking blonde hugged Jon first, in a way that seemed really familiar to Darcy. Then Dale shook Jon’s hand. He was taller than Jon, stocky, and had a dark complexion with eyes to match. They both were wearing jeans and t-shirts, Cindy’s just a size or two smaller than she needed, in Darcy’s opinion.
“Guys I’d like you to meet Darcy,” Jon said to them. They both greeted her warmly. Jon turned to her and said, “This is Dale and Cindy. We’ve been friends forever but they just got married recently. It took Dale years to coax her into it.”
The other two laughed and Dale slapped Jon on the back. “Yeah, and you were supposed to be my best man, if you remember. How the hell have you been Jonno?”
They all headed inside Jon’s apartment. Darcy listened as they talked about how they had all gone to college in Jon’s home town of Pequot Lakes and how Dale had an aunt that lived in Misty Hollow. Darcy thought she knew everyone’s family here in Misty Hollow. She still thought it was a strange coincidence that Jon’s best friends from college not only had a connection to this place but were showing up now. But she reminded herself she wasn’t going to let it disturb Jon’s obvious happiness at seeing them. For the moment, she could set aside the buzzing in her sixth sense.
That didn’t mean she wasn’t going to be extra careful around them.
She pushed the thought out of her mind, reminding herself that not everything was murder cases and mysteries. She decided to let Jon and his friends catch up alone and told them she would see them later. She headed out the door and decided it was a good day to go to work after all.
***
She checked in with Sue by pay phone, one of the few left in town that was located just outside of Jon’s apartment complex. Sue assured her that, once again, she had everything under control and the new display of horror novels was coming along nicely. So before she went to work, Darcy paid a visit to her sister. Grace hadn’t fully recovered from her hit on the head and was confined to
“Nooo,” Darcy groaned as Jon sighed and grabbed for the annoying little device.
Jon untangled himself from her and sat up, sounding surprised and excited as he spoke to whoever was on the other end of the phone. Darcy sat up with him, combing her hair back, eyes raking the line of his nude form. She had hoped that they could spend all day in bed together today, exploring each other…
When he hung up he just stared at the phone in his hand for a moment and then he turned to look at her. “I don’t believe it. My old friends from college, Dale and Cindy, are in town. I haven’t seen them for ages. We all used to be such really good friends.”
“Uh,” Darcy tried to be excited for him but she’d learned to hate coincidence. “Now? Are you sure this is a good time for a reunion?”
“I can’t put my whole life on hold because of one psychopath. I won’t let him tell me how to live my life.”
Jon started to get up from the bed and then turned back to her, his hand falling in a very private spot. “They’re going to meet me at my apartment. You want to come meet them with me?”
Darcy decided that meeting some of his friends would let her know more about his life. And, it might be just what he needed right now.
“I’d love to,” she said, and then admired the view of his backside as he got out of bed.
***
Jon called in to take a few hours off work. He got a hard time for it, considering Grace was already off herself, but ultimately it was all set and they were driving over to Jon’s apartment. When they got there they found two people waiting outside who Darcy assumed would be Dale and Cindy.
Jon jumped from his car and ran up to greet them. “Guys! I can’t believe you’re here.” Cindy, a short and athletic looking blonde hugged Jon first, in a way that seemed really familiar to Darcy. Then Dale shook Jon’s hand. He was taller than Jon, stocky, and had a dark complexion with eyes to match. They both were wearing jeans and t-shirts, Cindy’s just a size or two smaller than she needed, in Darcy’s opinion.
“Guys I’d like you to meet Darcy,” Jon said to them. They both greeted her warmly. Jon turned to her and said, “This is Dale and Cindy. We’ve been friends forever but they just got married recently. It took Dale years to coax her into it.”
The other two laughed and Dale slapped Jon on the back. “Yeah, and you were supposed to be my best man, if you remember. How the hell have you been Jonno?”
They all headed inside Jon’s apartment. Darcy listened as they talked about how they had all gone to college in Jon’s home town of Pequot Lakes and how Dale had an aunt that lived in Misty Hollow. Darcy thought she knew everyone’s family here in Misty Hollow. She still thought it was a strange coincidence that Jon’s best friends from college not only had a connection to this place but were showing up now. But she reminded herself she wasn’t going to let it disturb Jon’s obvious happiness at seeing them. For the moment, she could set aside the buzzing in her sixth sense.
That didn’t mean she wasn’t going to be extra careful around them.
She pushed the thought out of her mind, reminding herself that not everything was murder cases and mysteries. She decided to let Jon and his friends catch up alone and told them she would see them later. She headed out the door and decided it was a good day to go to work after all.
***
She checked in with Sue by pay phone, one of the few left in town that was located just outside of Jon’s apartment complex. Sue assured her that, once again, she had everything under control and the new display of horror novels was coming along nicely. So before she went to work, Darcy paid a visit to her sister. Grace hadn’t fully recovered from her hit on the head and was confined to
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