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Apparently, he'd gotten the same impression from the deputy that she had. The man hadn't seemed to take her seriously. Or maybe… Well, the deputy had seemed fixated on Cord. Was there an old grudge behind his indifference?
It wasn't right. But she didn't have it in her to take it up with the sheriff.
Her teeth chattered just thinking about being seen around town. Being out in the open made them vulnerable.
Cord looked at her, his gaze calm and steady, one hand resting over the steering wheel.
Only the fine lines around his eyes betrayed his tension.
Walking around town, talking to people, wasn't going to be easy for him either. But he'd offered because he cared.
She swallowed her fear. Tried to. "Yeah. Maybe we should grab lunch."
