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“You’re just full of surprises,” he said, leaning down to kiss her. “What’s in the bag?”
“Chicken salad and apple pie from Ruth’s. Do you want to go to the break room?”
“Well, Ron just got here, so I was going to take a quick drive around. You want to come along?”
“Yeah.” She smiled suggestively.
“Don’t get any bright ideas, my dear. I’m on duty—”
“—which means you can’t mess around, yeah, I know.” She followed him to the department’s Jeep Grand Cherokee and climbed into the passenger seat. “You really ought to loosen up a little.”
Kyle rolled his eyes and started the engine. “So, you came from the bakery?”
“Yeah. Rowen was there, all set up at one of the tables with her homework.”
“And probably something sweet, I imagine.”
“Yes, she was working on a cupcake along with her book report.”
Kyle chuckled. “That’ll be another advantage of moving into your place. Rowen won’t have a ready supply of baked goods downstairs.”
“I don’t know how you guys have managed to live in that apartment for as long as you have. I mean, it’s a nice place, but I’d go nuts with the smell of pies and pastries constantly coming up through the floor.”
They drove down Main Street, through the main business district and a residential area composed of small, older houses and a few trailer homes. There was a stand set up in front of one of the mobile homes. A stout woman with curly gray hair sat in a chair behind it.
“Daisy’s still at it, I see,” Kyle said as he slowed the Jeep and rolled the window down to speak to her. “How are you, Miss Daisy?”
“Hello, Officer! I’m just fine, thank you. Trying to sell what’s left of my special Halloween potion.” Daisy motioned to a line of large mason jars on the table, each of which was filled with bright orange liquid. “It’s scary good, you know. There’s lots of orange juice in it, and each jar comes with a secret spell to keep the ghosts and goblins away. Would you like to try it?”
Claudia watched as Kyle took a deep breath and tried to give her an earnest response.
“It sounds nice, Miss Daisy, but I’ve got to finish my patrol and get back to the station. It’s a nice afternoon to be out, though. You enjoy the sunshine!”
“I will, Officer,” Daisy called as Kyle rolled up the window.
“I’d like to know how she comes up with those concoctions,” Claudia said with a giggle once they were on their way. “And I wonder what’s in her Halloween potion besides orange juice?”
“I don’t think I want to know,” Kyle said. He shook his head. “Daisy is something else.”
They were approaching the old covered bridge on the edge of town. Once they were past it, Kyle turned onto a small highway. “I figured I’d drive out a ways, then head back through the country and stop at the new park, if you’d like,” he said, and Claudia nodded her agreement. “So, what else do you have planned for today?”
“I’ve got a fitting for my wedding gown at two, with a woman named Pauline Albury. Do you know her?”
“I’ve heard the name, but I haven’t met her,” Kyle said.
“My landlady, Ms. DiSanti, recommended her. She said Pauline does all the alterations on her business clothes, and you’ve seen how nice Ms. DiSanti always dresses.”
“I can give you a ride over to her place once we get back into town.”
“But then you’d see the gown!”
“Lay it in the back of the Jeep. I won’t peek, promise.”
“Nope, I’m not buying that. You’ll just have to wait.”
Kyle sighed. They came around a bend, and a lovely log cabin came into view.
“I really like Doc Richardson’s place,” Kyle said, motioning to the house, set back off the highway. “I like living in town, too, but you get more privacy out here.”
“Do you want to look for a place in the country?” Claudia asked. “I mean, I know we’re all going to live in my house for a while, but
“You’re just full of surprises,” he said, leaning down to kiss her. “What’s in the bag?”
“Chicken salad and apple pie from Ruth’s. Do you want to go to the break room?”
“Well, Ron just got here, so I was going to take a quick drive around. You want to come along?”
“Yeah.” She smiled suggestively.
“Don’t get any bright ideas, my dear. I’m on duty—”
“—which means you can’t mess around, yeah, I know.” She followed him to the department’s Jeep Grand Cherokee and climbed into the passenger seat. “You really ought to loosen up a little.”
Kyle rolled his eyes and started the engine. “So, you came from the bakery?”
“Yeah. Rowen was there, all set up at one of the tables with her homework.”
“And probably something sweet, I imagine.”
“Yes, she was working on a cupcake along with her book report.”
Kyle chuckled. “That’ll be another advantage of moving into your place. Rowen won’t have a ready supply of baked goods downstairs.”
“I don’t know how you guys have managed to live in that apartment for as long as you have. I mean, it’s a nice place, but I’d go nuts with the smell of pies and pastries constantly coming up through the floor.”
They drove down Main Street, through the main business district and a residential area composed of small, older houses and a few trailer homes. There was a stand set up in front of one of the mobile homes. A stout woman with curly gray hair sat in a chair behind it.
“Daisy’s still at it, I see,” Kyle said as he slowed the Jeep and rolled the window down to speak to her. “How are you, Miss Daisy?”
“Hello, Officer! I’m just fine, thank you. Trying to sell what’s left of my special Halloween potion.” Daisy motioned to a line of large mason jars on the table, each of which was filled with bright orange liquid. “It’s scary good, you know. There’s lots of orange juice in it, and each jar comes with a secret spell to keep the ghosts and goblins away. Would you like to try it?”
Claudia watched as Kyle took a deep breath and tried to give her an earnest response.
“It sounds nice, Miss Daisy, but I’ve got to finish my patrol and get back to the station. It’s a nice afternoon to be out, though. You enjoy the sunshine!”
“I will, Officer,” Daisy called as Kyle rolled up the window.
“I’d like to know how she comes up with those concoctions,” Claudia said with a giggle once they were on their way. “And I wonder what’s in her Halloween potion besides orange juice?”
“I don’t think I want to know,” Kyle said. He shook his head. “Daisy is something else.”
They were approaching the old covered bridge on the edge of town. Once they were past it, Kyle turned onto a small highway. “I figured I’d drive out a ways, then head back through the country and stop at the new park, if you’d like,” he said, and Claudia nodded her agreement. “So, what else do you have planned for today?”
“I’ve got a fitting for my wedding gown at two, with a woman named Pauline Albury. Do you know her?”
“I’ve heard the name, but I haven’t met her,” Kyle said.
“My landlady, Ms. DiSanti, recommended her. She said Pauline does all the alterations on her business clothes, and you’ve seen how nice Ms. DiSanti always dresses.”
“I can give you a ride over to her place once we get back into town.”
“But then you’d see the gown!”
“Lay it in the back of the Jeep. I won’t peek, promise.”
“Nope, I’m not buying that. You’ll just have to wait.”
Kyle sighed. They came around a bend, and a lovely log cabin came into view.
“I really like Doc Richardson’s place,” Kyle said, motioning to the house, set back off the highway. “I like living in town, too, but you get more privacy out here.”
“Do you want to look for a place in the country?” Claudia asked. “I mean, I know we’re all going to live in my house for a while, but
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