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was well, she would begin working on the case at hand. He could go
off and save the world. Faith glanced over at Eve, she’s a
beautiful woman, her dark hair, dark eyes and olive skin, what man
wouldn’t want to be her boyfriend.
    Eve caught Faith staring at her and said, “Are we
having a moment and you forgot to tell me?”
     “ No, we aren’t having a
moment, and if you say that again, I’ll kick your ass. Why aren’t
you in a relationship Eve? Please don’t tell me you’re like your
brother. One broken heart and you’re done.”
    “ Treys heart’s been broken, but
he’ll be fine and so will I. He fixed us a delicious supper. I’ll
go get it. We can eat right here. I want to watch TV. We can girl
talk and I can fall asleep in that recliner half drunk. Hope
everything sounds good to you.”
    She turned and went downstairs. Faith picked her
cell phone up and tried to call Trey. He would be using another
phone until this job’s finished. She’d have to wait for him to call
her and he would. He would call soon because he couldn’t stand not
knowing what was going on at home.
    Trey made a wonderful dinner for Eve and Faith.
Including a batch of his marvelous brownies that Faith loved. Eve
sat cross-legged on the bed beside Faith. They shared the bottle of
wine she had brought to their meal. Faith wanted to watch her
favorite show NCIS and as usual, Eve didn’t. They flipped a coin
and Eve won. Faith’s so glad for the two glasses of wine. Maybe she
could get through the movie Eve chose for them. Without the pain
pills, her foot hurt, but a couple more glasses of wine should
help.
    “ Eve, would you care to stop the
movie and get us some more wine.”
    “ Sure, I bet your foot hurts.
First, let me unwrap it and let it rest a few minutes. I’ll get a
new ice pack too. Trey told me how to take care of you. He even
said if you start to run a fever I should get Cody to come and get
us to the hospital. So, please don’t run a fever. I’m worried about
you anyway.”
    Faith looked at the deep, deep bruises forming on
her swollen ankle. “Do you know where Trey puts his cooler?”
    “ Last time I saw it, he had it in
the utility room.”
    Faith told her to put the ice in it and the wine and
bring it upstairs. That way she didn’t have to run up and down the
stairs. She hurried off and Faith rose up to examine her ankle
closer. Yuck! She couldn’t believe Trey left her stranded with Eve.
He must’ve not been too worried about keeping her safe.
    They fell asleep early the way Eve wanted to half
drunk. The days turned into a week. Faith’s foot didn’t hurt as bad
now, but she still limped. Eve got groceries when she went to town
on business. Faith couldn’t believe Trey hadn’t called. Eve left
her laptop so Faith could get started on the Tallberg case. She
tied into the link Trey gave her before he left. Nothing had
changed in the file, except someone added more statements from
friends and family. The little girl was in foster care and hadn’t
spoken a word since the murders. In a couple more days, if Trey
wasn’t back, she’s going to the crime scene. She talked to one of
the investigating officers by phone. He would help her anyway he
could, and she made an appointment with him for Friday at three
o’clock in the afternoon to meet the little girl.
    Friday came and went. They get nothing from
four–year-old Tara. She held her doll close to her small framed
body and cried. They left her cuddled in the arms of her foster
mom. Time went by too slow. Three weeks has past and Trey hadn’t
come home yet. Eve was working in town a couple of days a week, but
she stayed every night. It’s like a slumber party, eat, drink, and
be merry was her motto. She still slept in the recliner by Faith’s
bed. Faith knew she’s afraid to sleep in the other bedroom. Faith
felt anxious tonight, she’s not sure what’s wrong. The knot in her
stomach told her something bad was getting ready to happen. It’s
the