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could hear Quint head over to the counter where they’d been going through her mail.
    “I dropped it as soon as I realized what it was. It was toward the bottom of the stack, so it probably came earlier this week. I haven’t been able to get over here to help Corrie in about seven or so days. I’m so sorry, I should’ve been here sooner, I—”
    “This isn’t your fault, Emily. Don’t blame yourself. I was over here the other night. I should’ve at least thumbed through it.”
    “Both of you, stop it,” Corrie said firmly. “The only fault here is with the jerk who sent it. And Quint, if you’d started pilfering through my mail, I wouldn’t have been happy.”
    Corrie could hear the humor in Quint’s voice as he asked Emily, “Does she ever swear?”
    “No. It’s annoying as hell too. I keep telling her Ethan’s too young to pick up on any bad words, but she still refuses to use adult words when she’s pissed.”
    “Okay, you two. Quit. Quint, what should I do with it?”
    “You don’t need to do anything with it. I’ll take care of it. Can you give me a few minutes to call my friend Dax and let him know what’s up?”
    “Uh, Dax… That’s not the guy who was at the restaurant was it?”
    “No, that was Cruz. Dax is with the Texas Rangers.”
    “But, I thought the police department was working the case?”
    “They are, but we call in the Rangers when we need assistance in investigating cases. Because of the nature of what we’re dealing with, and the fact we haven’t been able to locate Shaun yet, Matt…err…Detective Algood, asked for assistance from the Rangers.”
    “Oh, okay. I guess we’ll have to reschedule anyway.”
    Corrie heard Quint take a step toward her and then felt his hands on her shoulders. She looked up to where his face should be.
    “This isn’t going to end our date, Corrie. As soon as I take care of this, we’re still going out,” he said in an earnest voice. “I told you I wanted to take you on a date, so that’s what I’m going to do.”
    “Okay, but just so you know, if it gets too late, I’m fine with doing it another day.”
    “It’s not going to take very long, promise.” He kissed her forehead, then stepped back, taking his hand with him. “Emily, I know we just met, but can I ask a huge favor?”
    “Of course.”
    “Once Dax gets here, can you stay until he’s done? I want to take my girl out.”
    “Of course. No problem.”
    “Emily,” Corrie protested, “don’t you have to get home to Bethany and Ethan?”
    “No. They’ll be fine. You’ve been looking forward to this date all week. I got this.”
    Corrie groaned in embarrassment. Please God, let the earth open and swallow her up. She heard Quint chuckle and knew she was turning red.
    She felt his breath against her cheek then her ear as he leaned into her and whispered so only she could hear him, “Don’t be embarrassed, I’ve been looking forward to taking you out all week too.”
    He then backed away and Corrie heard him walk to the other side of the kitchen.
    “Holy hell, girlfriend. I’m sorrier than you’ll ever know that you’re going through this, but wow. That is one hunk of a man you’ve got there,” Emily whispered.
    “Really?” Corrie turned her back to Quint and kept her voice low so he couldn’t hear their conversation.
    “Really. If I wasn’t in love with Bethany, you might have a fight on your hands.”
    “Whatever, you’re so stupid in love with her you wouldn’t look at anyone else, even if you were attracted to men. Can you describe him for me?”
    Emily didn’t even hesitate, having done this for her friend many times over the years. “He’s taller than you are, with dark hair. It’s got a bit of a wave in it and I’m sure it probably sticks up all over the place when he runs his hand through it. His dark against your blonde looks amazing. He’s as muscular as anyone I’ve ever seen, except on TV, and he has some sort of kickass tattoo