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“J.T. is putting an ad in theNavajo Times.Maybe the boys will see it and contact us." Joe made his way closer to Andi and sat beside her, he on one end of the sofa andshe on the other. "He's also been questioning all of Eddie's and Russ's friends. If they've contacted anyone, then no one's admitting it."
"What about the girls they had a date with that night?" Andi said. "Do you have any idea who they were?
I've asked Doli, and she doesn't know."
“Kate and Ed said that Russ arranged the date, but all Eddie told them was that they were a couple of nice girls who lived in Castle Springs."
The moment he heard Andi grunt, Joe realized that a verbal attack was imminent. She was too damn touchy about Russ, taking everything he said about the boy the wrong way.
"Before you jump down my throat," Joe said, "I want you to know that I wasn't accusing Russ of anything, just because he was the one to arrange the double date."
Andi slapped her hands down on her thighs, huffed loudly and took a deep breath. "Okay, this time I'll take you at your word. And I'll even admit that I might be overreacting about your blaming Russ. But you have to realize that I have good reason to not trust you."
"I'll agree that we both believe we have good reasons to not trust each other."
"What's our next move? Where do we start?"
“We start by questioning family and friends again, see-ing if anyone has any idea where or to whom the boys might run. They're a couple of sixteen-year-old kids, with maybe twenty-five dollars between them.
How far can they get without help?"
"You're right." Andi curved around so that she faced Joe as she relaxed her back against the arm of the sofa.
"Is there anyone Eddie would go to for help, other than his parents?"
"I can't think of anyone, other than some cousins, and J.T. has checked with all our relatives. What about Russ?"
"My little brother is a loner. He isn't really close to anyone except Doli and me.And Eddie, of course."
"We'll double-check with Doli, as well as with Kate and Ed, in the morning." Joe stood. "It's late. I'm tired, and no doubt you are, too. I don't mean to rush you, but why don't you go home and get some rest. You can meet me back here—"
"I'm not going anywhere."
"What?"
"I said—"
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"I heard you." Joe scowled at Andi. "You aren't sug-gesting that you spend the night here, are you?''
"I'm not 'suggesting' anything. I'm telling you. But obviously you haven't been listening." Andi patted the sofa cushion at her side. "You're not going to get more than a few feet away from me until we find Russ and Eddie. Starting tonight, I'm—"
"I have only one bedroom, but if you'd like to share, I have no objections." He knew before he spoke that his words were inflammatory, that she'd go off on him the moment she heard his suggestion. If she could torment him by harassing the hell out of him, then he could damn well give her back a little of her own.
When she glowered at him, her topaz eyes wide and glimmering with anger, Joe grinned. She hopped up off the sofa and gave him an eat-dirt-and-die glare.
"I wouldn't share a bed with you if you were the last— I'll be quite comfortable right here on the couch, thank you."
“Going to sleep in your clothes? I think I have an old T-shirt you can borrow."
"I have an overnight bag in my SUV," she told him. "I drove back to my house in Gallup and packed, then called my assistant to take care of the shop for me while I'm gone. That's why it took me so long to get here."
"I see." Joe held out his hand. "Give me the keys, and I'll go get your bag for you."
"No, thank you. I can get my own bag." She headed toward the door.
"Fine."He slashed his hand across the air as if to say, I give up."You get your bag, and I'll get myself a blanket and a pillow for the sofa."
Andi halted halfway across the room. "I'm sleeping on the sofa, not you."
"You'd be more comfortable
“J.T. is putting an ad in theNavajo Times.Maybe the boys will see it and contact us." Joe made his way closer to Andi and sat beside her, he on one end of the sofa andshe on the other. "He's also been questioning all of Eddie's and Russ's friends. If they've contacted anyone, then no one's admitting it."
"What about the girls they had a date with that night?" Andi said. "Do you have any idea who they were?
I've asked Doli, and she doesn't know."
“Kate and Ed said that Russ arranged the date, but all Eddie told them was that they were a couple of nice girls who lived in Castle Springs."
The moment he heard Andi grunt, Joe realized that a verbal attack was imminent. She was too damn touchy about Russ, taking everything he said about the boy the wrong way.
"Before you jump down my throat," Joe said, "I want you to know that I wasn't accusing Russ of anything, just because he was the one to arrange the double date."
Andi slapped her hands down on her thighs, huffed loudly and took a deep breath. "Okay, this time I'll take you at your word. And I'll even admit that I might be overreacting about your blaming Russ. But you have to realize that I have good reason to not trust you."
"I'll agree that we both believe we have good reasons to not trust each other."
"What's our next move? Where do we start?"
“We start by questioning family and friends again, see-ing if anyone has any idea where or to whom the boys might run. They're a couple of sixteen-year-old kids, with maybe twenty-five dollars between them.
How far can they get without help?"
"You're right." Andi curved around so that she faced Joe as she relaxed her back against the arm of the sofa.
"Is there anyone Eddie would go to for help, other than his parents?"
"I can't think of anyone, other than some cousins, and J.T. has checked with all our relatives. What about Russ?"
"My little brother is a loner. He isn't really close to anyone except Doli and me.And Eddie, of course."
"We'll double-check with Doli, as well as with Kate and Ed, in the morning." Joe stood. "It's late. I'm tired, and no doubt you are, too. I don't mean to rush you, but why don't you go home and get some rest. You can meet me back here—"
"I'm not going anywhere."
"What?"
"I said—"
Generated by ABC Amber LIT Conv erter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
"I heard you." Joe scowled at Andi. "You aren't sug-gesting that you spend the night here, are you?''
"I'm not 'suggesting' anything. I'm telling you. But obviously you haven't been listening." Andi patted the sofa cushion at her side. "You're not going to get more than a few feet away from me until we find Russ and Eddie. Starting tonight, I'm—"
"I have only one bedroom, but if you'd like to share, I have no objections." He knew before he spoke that his words were inflammatory, that she'd go off on him the moment she heard his suggestion. If she could torment him by harassing the hell out of him, then he could damn well give her back a little of her own.
When she glowered at him, her topaz eyes wide and glimmering with anger, Joe grinned. She hopped up off the sofa and gave him an eat-dirt-and-die glare.
"I wouldn't share a bed with you if you were the last— I'll be quite comfortable right here on the couch, thank you."
“Going to sleep in your clothes? I think I have an old T-shirt you can borrow."
"I have an overnight bag in my SUV," she told him. "I drove back to my house in Gallup and packed, then called my assistant to take care of the shop for me while I'm gone. That's why it took me so long to get here."
"I see." Joe held out his hand. "Give me the keys, and I'll go get your bag for you."
"No, thank you. I can get my own bag." She headed toward the door.
"Fine."He slashed his hand across the air as if to say, I give up."You get your bag, and I'll get myself a blanket and a pillow for the sofa."
Andi halted halfway across the room. "I'm sleeping on the sofa, not you."
"You'd be more comfortable
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