'I was the one supposed to pass you the message they were all going out so did not need a baby sitter' he said grinning.'Could you phone your parents ...nd say there was a problem and that you needed to sleep over to look after the daughter. Would they be suspicious? We could ignore the time then.'Kelli thought for a moment, 'it would be great not to have to worry about the time, I don't see there should be any problem, I'll call her.''I will go back to my room, I don't want to upset the pattern. "Let's skip the formalities, Deputy Marshal, and getright to the point. Why are you here and what do you want?" The sherifflooked up to face me and I realized I'd made a mistake when addressingthis person. The small size, the voice, and the face looking at me now.Despite the short hair and the masculine way of dress, it was clearthat the sheriff of North Peak was a woman."Ma,am" I tipped my head in a greeting. "I'm going to lift up my gunand place it on the table." I slowly reached for the gun,. It was the usual how are you things like that. She took it to an entirely different route this time. She asked why I was still single and such. She kept caressing me and feeling my muscles. She was suppose to go out with her girlfriends since she had nothing else to do. Daughter sleeping at her new boyfriends and so called husband just never home. I'm pretty sure they're technically divorced. She continued to flatter me. Saying how nice I am to take care of him even while we're not dating. I. "So you are a member of the Club?" The Club was the Sand Hills Country Club. The Club was a big deal in our almost rural area."Not me, it's a courtesy membership because my dad manages one of the only big employers in the county. They would like him to join but he keeps avoiding it." So is your brother cute?" I asked it to break the tension."Of course he is. He looks like me." I had a feeling but I let it pass."Alright then when is this party?" Saturday night," Baker's voice was calm even.