That was the only way he could express it to himself. She'd found his present, she had to know how he felt. Kaylee. She would be his. He danced around...the room in uncharacteristic glee, picking up the big orange cat that had been sleeping in a small square of sunlight."She'll be here for us, Buddha," he said to the disgruntled feline. "She'll take care of us, and love us. We'll be a family. Who knows," he said, putting his face up to the cat's, "maybe I'll even get you a girlfriend, too."The. Ich, die langhaarige Blondine aus Niedersachsen, die sich nach NRW hatte versetzen lassen, da sie auf ihrem alten Revier diverse Schwierigkeiten hatte; die 23 jährige bildhübsche, schlanke Polizeikommissarin, die sich auf Anhieb gleich mit allen männlichen Kollegen gut verstand. Zu gut scheinbar, denn Kathis Freund, der ebenfalls bei dieser Inspektion arbeitete, hatte ein Auge auf mich geworfen. Mir war nicht entgangen, dass er ständig das Gespräch mit mir suchte und mir permanent auch auf. I think I knew what that was about. I was getting better at reading them and their version of fraternal non-vocal communication. I would have said something apologetic, but my mouth was busy. Bud beat me to it."Rough night last night?" he asked."Umfph," I mumbled around a mouthful. I took a sip of juice before continuing. "Yeah. Rough." I shoveled in another forkful."Thought so. I heard you and Jim come in late, but I was already in bed. Were you in that business at the Montgomery farm?" Maybe. "She sat for a few seconds longer, considering my words, before pulling herself up and onto the back seat. She did not, however, grab my hand. She waited until I backed out of the way before she would step out of the car. While she was getting out of the car I walked around to the driver’s seat where I had left the cell phone."Are you still there?" I asked when I picked it up."What happened?" he asked in response."Another SUV rolled up with two more guys in it. I had to put them down." You are.