”Suzy frowned at her husband. “Oh hush, I think it’s nice that Ben’s helping out that poor old man. Plus he’s always good about paying Ben f...r his time.”“He’s probably a perv, Mom,” Lucy snickered. “Probably gets a kick out of seeing Loser getting all sweaty doing odd jobs for him.”Ben just rolled his eyes. Mr Daniels had been friends with his grandfather way back and when he heard that Ben was taking a year off before going to college he was happy to offer the young man a part time job over. I closed and locked the cell to keep scavengers away, both four legged and two legged.Carlsbad was the county seat, so I looked up the sheriff the next morning and had him verify that I had, indeed, killed Red Eye McCall and was eligible for the reward. The reward was payable in Texas, so I got a receipt from the sheriff of Eddy County for the body of Red Eye McCall and headed back to Texas to collect my money.The first courthouse I came to was in Mentone in Loving County. They didn't want to. I'd wave at him over the top of the camera, while showing close-ups of my ass cheeks to some unseen guy jerking it in his darkened office. It was a steady paycheck, and these gullible souls all believed I was twenty-two years old and my name was Samantha.Except for one guy. Screen name: THEPROFESSOR. He showed up one day and immediately made me laugh — really laugh, not the fake "tee hee" that actually meant "Just click the button, asshole, time is money." His repartee was witty, and his. I suppose there was some part of me that kissed her out of a sense of ... betrayal. Or perhaps even revenge. I am truly sorry.”“Don’t blame yourself for the kiss. I hope you relaxed and enjoyed it. Hana can be a tantalizing woman. And you would not have felt betrayed or that you needed revenge if I had told you about my date in the first place. I should have done that but was afraid you would react negatively.”“Oh, I did!” Liam looked quickly at Meredith and slid from his saddle. He went to her.