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there. I used to
be a head nurse before Frank and Andrea hired me. It’s difficult to hand over
the responsibility of Peter’s care to the nurses I use to manage. Are you married,
Vanessa?”

    Vanessa spotted Flossy’s tail sticking
out from underneath the station wagon. “No. I am seeing someone but we are not that
serious.”

    “They need you in here!” Frank Morton
shouted from the entrance of the police station.

    “I really should be going,” Sabrina
stressed as she rushed to the entrance.

    Vanessa stepped into her car and rolled
down the windows. Flossy and Teddy leapt inside and settled in the backseat.

    Frank held the door open for Sabrina as
she passed by him. He hovered for a moment and furrowed his brow as he stared out
at Vanessa. She waved to him but Frank turned his back and walked inside. 

Chapter 8
     “Alright,
so, I need ten cans of salmon, fifteen cans of chicken and fourteen cans of
whitefish,” Vanessa announced to the car. “Have I forgotten anything?”

    Vanessa pulled the station wagon into
the parking lot of Casper Crossing market.

    Flossy licked her paws and dabbed at her
ears. Teddy lifted his head from his curled up position in the rear seat.

    “I have plenty of dry food. Don’t
worry,” Vanessa affirmed. “Please don’t wander off too far from the car.”

    Vanessa looked in her rear view mirror and
noticed Flossy pounce on something in the backseat.

    “Yes Flossy, I know I haven’t cleaned
the car in awhile,” Vanessa confessed.

    In the rearview mirror, a blue BMW pulled
into a spot across from Vanessa. Steve Weaver stepped out and headed to the
Market.

    “I can’t believe Steve shops here too.
I wonder if we’ve ever passed each other shopping at the market,” Vanessa remarked.

    Teddy lifted himself from the seat and
arched his back.

    “That’s a good idea, Teddy. I’ll wait
for him by the checkout line. I do have a few questions for him.”

    Flossy and Teddy jumped onto the roof
of the station wagon, as Vanessa entered the market. She rushed to collect the
cans of cat food and headed to the checkout line. She pretended to be
interested in a magazine while waiting for Steve.

     
    “I have been looking for you,” A woman
called out to Vanessa.

    Vanessa peered up from the magazine to
see a woman in a black suit approach her.

    “Vanessa, I have received a lot of interest
in renting your old place,” the woman stated with a large, almost forced grin.

    Vanessa recognized the woman as Julie
McLeod. Vanessa had hired the realtor to help her find the cat sanctuary.

    “Good afternoon, Julie. I still haven’t
finished moving my boxes into the new house,” Vanessa remarked. “I am in no
rush to rent out the Opportunity Shop or the apartment.”

    Vanessa scanned the market but didn’t
see Steve Weaver shopping. She returned her attention to Julie.

    “I have this one couple who have been
looking for an apartment downtown. They are sweet newlyweds. He is a teacher
and she is a waitress,” Julie continued. “They both think the schools are great
in this area.”

    Vanessa looked over Julie’s shoulder to
see if she could spot Steve. “Thank you for the offer, but I’m not ready.”

    “I understand feeling sentimental about
the old place. I have another man who is looking to start a candlestick shop.
Wouldn’t that be a wonderful addition to downtown?”

    “Give me your card, and I will let you
know,” Vanessa conceded.

    “Don’t wait too long, or you will end
up sitting on the place for months,” Julie warned. “Bye for now.”

    Julie gave an exaggerated wave goodbye.
Vanessa nodded and returned to the magazine.

    After flipping through several articles
about the latest diet trends, Vanessa was relieved to see Steve approach with a
full cart. Vanessa maneuvered herself behind Steve as he set his groceries on
the conveyor belt.

    “Nice to see you again, Steve,” Vanessa
proclaimed.

    Steve tilted his head. “Have we