Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell."That earned a hard punch to my shoulder. I laughed."OK, if I have to include you —" another punch as I kept laughing �... "I guess I'd say you and Kristen Bell," I said.I did have a thing for blondes. And I knew better than to risk mentioning Leah or any of Lauren's friends, which surely would lead to, "Oh, so you have a thing for her?" In fact, Lauren sometimes was told that she looked like Kristen Bell, so I hoped she'd take it as a compliment.When she didn't answer,. ..”
Sheila picked up the ringing phone.
“Kiowa County Sheriffʼs office...” There was a long pause. Her eyes widened.“Oh my god! Yes, weʼll have someone out there right away!” She met their expectant looks.“About four miles out on the road to the abandoned Silver Dagger Mine, Bill Dooley from over on Cantoo Creek was out hunting this morning and came across a dark blue Mustang. The driver is a dead teenage boy, shot twice in the head.”“Sounds like our missing couple. Anything on the girl?”“Bill. Caryn left to go play tourist. Rita was talking to the staff about tomorrow’s meeting. I put on a jacket and grabbed my iPad so I could take pictures of the view. It was almost eight a.m. back home, so I sent a text to Halle, and she got on video chat with me.“I see you and my mom are living it up.”“I never realized what a big deal she is until I watched the Brits fall all over themselves. She’s like a rock star,” I said.“Wait until they start making up stuff in the tabloids. They’re notorious. ‘It and the other powers are a constant threat to those who oppose them. They are dominating behind the scenes the inhabitants of New Earth, imposing rules that implicate our rise to beneath the blue sky. They ... will certainly go to any length in their search for the ‘something’ left by the Immortal expert, previous owner of the Black Core. And if Legacy Of The One’s Path is what they want, then I’ll never be able to resolve the concern of them either using my loved ones against me or openly.