I could see the questions in Jordan’s eyes, so I told them what happened, how the Sheriff ended up clearing me, and their request that I aid them.�...That’s a good thing, right?” Vanessa said. “I mean, if you’re helping them, you’re obviously not involved.”Jordan looked at her, shaking her head. “Not necessarily. It’s possible the Sheriff wants to keep tabs on Seth during the investigation. That way, if they can’t solve it, they’ll still have a scapegoat.”I shook my head. “Her Deputy, Travis. He worked through five o'clock and up till seven. His friend Jeremy calling finally broke him out of his trance."Hey, Ben! Where the hell are you?" Jer. Sorry, man. Just in the zone at work and completely lost track of time." Work? Lame-o!" Ha, some of us have bills to pay." Yeah, and some of us don't have gold digging harpies for wives. Quit that boring shit and get your ass down to CW Hotel." Aight, man. On my way." Ben hung up his phone, turned off the lights and headed to his car. Alex's. 'But never think that it's okay for anyone else to treat you like that.' She was panting. She nodded slowly and leant forward to gently kiss his lips, almost in a thank you. They started again, a blank slate, but taking things slowly. She wanted him to touch every muscle of her body, almost as if counting them. His hands trailed up her arm, grazed her breasts over her dress, tickled her waist and touched places that she didn't even realise could be so intimate. It was almost as if they weren't. She gratefully thanked me and climbed under the bedcovers to sleep. I checked on her an hour later and she was fast asleep and lightly snoring. I let her sleep three hours and woke her just after two am. Meanwhile various people had been asking her whereabouts and I,d told them she,d gone off home to get some sleep as she Didn,t feel well hoping no one noticed her car was still in the staff car park. Fortunately the park had been full when she arrived in the morning so she,d parked in an area.