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her for the rest of my life. The worst thing was, he’d disappeared without a trace and left no evidence linking him to the murder. Just the gun… wiped free of fingerprints. There weren’t even any witnesses to prove that he’d followed her. April, the other waitress, had stated that Doreen had told her the conversation between the two of them had been civil. That she’d almost felt bad for Ray, who’d seemed pretty broken up. Whatever that had transpired afterwards, was still a mystery to the police, although Ray Daniels was ‘wanted’ for questioning. It was no mystery to me, however. I knew very well that he’d killed her. But, without physical evidence, everyone’s hands were tied.
    Blinking back tears, I reminded myself that I was at a job interview. I had to appear confident and professional.
    Taking a deep breath, I said a silent prayer, thankful that Sam had been able to help us. In fact, I didn’t think that I could thank the man enough. He’d been a rock for me, and Emma, during the last few months. He’d even helped us relocate to California, which we could have never done without him. We were currently staying with his brother, Fred, who was a retired cop, and had been with him since last winter. Although he was a little rough around the edges, he had a heart of gold, and I felt very safe in his house. But, I also didn’t want to over-stay our welcome. Thankfully, my mother had left us a life-insurance policy, of twenty-five thousand dollars, which, after paying for her funeral, had helped buy us a new car. I was also planning on purchasing us a house soon, after securing a dependable job. I had spent the last few months going back to beauty-school, and had acquired another license. Thus, my interview with the manager of Tangled. Apparently, Sam and Fred had grown up with his father in Alaska, and still kept in close contact. After hearing my story, Thane offered to interview me. I had to admit, however, although I appreciated his willingness to help me out, my feelings were mixed. I certainly didn’t want to be hired out of pity, and I planned on explaining that to him, face-to-face.
    “Did I hear that you were waiting for Thane?” asked an attractive dark-skinned woman, stepping around the partition that separated the main salon. Her black hair hung in braids below her shoulders, she had perfectly manicured nails, and I could tell that the high-heels she wore cost more than my entire wardrobe.
    Word traveled fast.
    “Yes, I am.”
    She smiled. “So, you two datin’?”
    I laughed at that. “No. I’ve never even met the man.”
    She waved her hand. “That don’t matter. I’ve met some guys online and set up dates without meetin’ ‘em. Sometimes it’s even better that way. You can escape before they realize you’re even trying to ditch them. Especially, if their online photos don’t match their real appearances, you know what I’m saying?”
    I nodded . “Yeah, I can imagine. Especially if they know how to Photoshop. Probably happens all the time.”
    “Girl, once I agreed to go out with this guy named Chris , and we hooked up at this bar in Stanton. I thought the guy was damn fine from his online pictures. Little did I know that the bar we were meeting at was a ‘gay’ bar and Chris used to be Christine.”
    My eyes widened . “You really had no idea?”
    “Hell no. I’d never been to Stanton, and as far as the date went - I didn’t even know that ‘he’ was a ‘she’ until we ended up back at my place and Chris asked to borrow a tampon. Apparently, she couldn’t fit one in her wallet.”
    I giggled. “No way ”
    “Mm… hmm…” she replied, smirking. “It was pretty embarrassing for both of us. Then, when I thought the date was over, we shared a bottle of wine, and stayed up all night laughing about it and talking. Turns out that I liked her better than most of the guys I’d met on that dating site.”
    “Well at least you found a new friend then,