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windows are open.
 It was probably just the house settling.”
    “Sure, James.  You have no
imagination!  Someday a ghost is going to come up and scare the crap out of
you, and I want to be there when it happens!”
    “You would!  Well, I’m
going to head home to get some dinner.  Let me know if anything else happens.  I’ll
have Steve fingerprint this tomorrow.  If anything turns up you’ll be the first
to know.”
    I give him a hug and kiss
on the cheek, “Thanks James!”
    James leaves and I have
the house to myself once again.
    “I miss you so much Gram.  I
really could use your input on this situation with Deputy Miller.  I felt that
kiss today all the way down to my toes, but I can’t let him into my heart.  I
can’t leave myself open for that kind of hurt again.”  It makes me feel better
to say it out loud.  If there is a ghost, I sure hope it’s Gram!

Chapter 13
    I wake up the next morning
to find the front door wide open again.  I guess I’m going to have to start
locking it; maybe that will stop it from opening on its own.  Other than that,
there were no other incidents last night.  I get ready to go to the bookstore
and my keys and my phone are both gone.  I find the keys in the microwave and
my phone in the guest room on the dresser.  What a way to start the day!
    I go to the diner to get
coffee and doughnuts for the store.  It sure will be nice when I get the coffee
bar in the store.  I have my hands full and I have my back to the door and push
it open.
    Suddenly it opens faster
and I almost lose my balance.  Strong hands steady me and keep me from dropping
everything.  “Thank you! That was almost a catastrophe!”
    I turn to view my savior and
hear, “No problem, Darlin’.  You really should watch where you are going.”
    “I guess so.  Quit calling
me Darlin’!”  I stomp off to the sound of Logan’s laughter.  What did I do in a
past life to deserve this?  I swear he’s stalking me!
    It’s an uneventful day at
the bookstore, other than the door locking itself once.  I thought James was
going to break his nose.  I sent Mel home at three, she is looking tired.  She
really deserves a vacation.  Logan walks in about four and waits patiently for
my customer to leave.
    “Hey, Darlin’, the boss
asked me to walk you home and make sure your door isn’t hanging open again.”
    “Great, he treats me like
I’m five and don’t have the sense God gave a flea.  I am so going to get him
back for this.  And quit calling me Darlin’!”
    “He’s just doing his job;
trying to protect everyone in this town, including you.  You could show a
little appreciation for it.  Are you ready to go?”
    “Just let me grab my stuff
and lock the door.”  We head out the door and I lock it behind us.  He walks
slightly ahead of me, trying to act as if I’m not there. I’m lagging behind
trying to juggle my purse, laptop, and box of paperwork.  “A gentleman would
help me carry all this stuff you know.”
    “You don’t think I’m a
gentleman so why should I act like one?”
    I stick my tongue out at
him when he turns his back to me.  I probably look like I’m five when I do that
but I just can’t help myself.  Something about him just rubs me the wrong way.
    We get back to my house
and find that the front door is still closed and locked, just the way I left it
this morning.  “Thank you, deputy, for walking me home. Everything looks just
the way I left it so you can get back to whatever you were doing before James
roped you into this.”
    “No problem, Darlin’,” he
says as he tips his hat to me and then walks back towards the town square.
    “Don’t call me Darlin’!” I
shout after him.  I am going to have to have a serious talk with James.  I don’t
need a babysitter.

Chapter 14
    After I finish my dinner
and clean up the kitchen, I pour a glass of wine and pull out my laptop.  I
want to work on my coffee bar idea.  I am typing away when I hear