Lucky little asshole. That had been in January.“It DOES!” she enthused. “That would be perfect. Brad’s not a terrible seller, but the only way...he could afford that place is if Barb was picking up the tab.”“Well then, let’s all hope that Brad doesn’t behave while I’m away,” I chuckled. “Anyway, that’s not why I called. I wanted to know if Barb gave you the key for the other place. She said she’d give it to you and I could pick it up.”“Yep. I have it,” she said. “She also wants me to give you the. I greeted them and they introduced themselves, a mother and daughter Jevohah's Witnesses. The older woman apologized for the interruption and acknowledged that they caught me at a bad time, but I assured them it was okay. I wanted to see how long they would stand there and engage me in conversation. I noticed they both kept looking me over from head to toe with their eyes occasionally locking on to my towel around my waist. I kept eye contact between the 2 of them and asked a couple of. Amy nodded and went to serve Ms. Standburg a drink.Mr. Standburg waited for him to drink some wine before speaking again. “Wyatt. What is your opinion of the town’s situation?”“You mean the crime? It’s not my job. I only protect you two. Don’t worry, you’re both safe. If needs be, I will take preemptive action.”A light flickered in the smaller man’s eyes. “Yes, I know you would. But the point of preemptive action is stopping a problem before it becomes one.”Wyatt held a hand up for his boss to. "Ready to try some food?" I asked trying to keep my mind on the task in hand."Ready for anything," she replied. I smiled at the double meaning and went towards the house. Veronica followed and we entered the dining room through the double French doors.Dot wheeled in a huge birthday cake and placed it on the sideboard."If you get any tummy pains let me know immediately," I cautioned Vee as she sidled towards the food.After a few careful experimental mouthfuls Veronica announced that she and Juno.