On the ride to Cat's house Joel and Cat hardly spoke. Joel needed to hold someone tonight and he was sure that back home Janie was already being held.... He was somehow worried that Cat might not be in the mood when he got to her house. They way she'd yawned left Joel thinking that she really was tired.Cat had her own thoughts as she sat beside Joel in the truck. She'd noticed the longing in Janie's eyes when Joel and Cat had been close. She remembered the reluctance she'd seen when Janie had sat. I spent a few minutes programming the armory door for Jamie's ID and retina scan and her palm print. Then took the time to explain how it all worked, that two approved ID's were required to open the vault and that only the six of officers of JBG, along with Jason and her were the only ones who could get access to it.I did not tell her about the security setup for the armory: that there were two hidden cameras inside the vault along with the one in the door. The door cam recorded the access to. I had just gone in to lie back down after Tim left." Oh, he stayed the night then." It wasn't a question."Well, neither of us wanted to be alone. We watched TV and..."Janie realized she was lying and changed her story."That's not quite true. Just after you left with Cat, Tim was kinda all over me," she said grinning. "I guess we were all over each other. It was wonderful. Tell me about your night. Was it wonderful too?"Joel looked at Janie blankly. She was still grinning like the cat that ate. "Could be." Wait a second and I'll find the manager."She ran off toward the back of the store. She was back quickly andsaid, "She'll be right with you." Thanks. What's it like around here during Halloween?" In one word, crazy." Really?" Yeah. People always wait until the last minute and expect you to haveexactly what they want."I just shook my head.Just then a woman walked up, and said, "Hi. I'm Gloria, the manager.Don't I know you?" Probably. My whole family is always in here renting.
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