I didn't respond, but Pete went ahead anyway. "Yeah, she's caught you peekin' at her a couple of weeks ago." When did she tell you?" I had finally fou...nd my voice."A couple of days ago. I asked her what the problem was, all she had to do was close her damn curtains. Then she said she kind of liked you lookin' at her. Girls... they're all nuts. So I kinda suggested to her to do a little strip tease, just to drive you crazy. Soooo... you never answered my question, did you like her little show?"I. Shelby had heard the word “Yankee” used to describe all Americans so often that she couldn’t imagine anything more American than a huge Yankees fan. Lexi had introduced them, encouraged Corey to ask Shelby out, and provided the alibis when they started dating.And the whole time, she’d been pining for Shelby herself. This was where the similarity between them ended. Alexis didn’t have a passive-aggressive bone in her body. She was genuinely a sweet, soft, giving person who liked people until. I should have told you. You’re my friend, and it turns out a more amazing friend than I ever knew.” “No apologies and no regrets,” I said. “None from you, and certainly none from Carol. I won’t have it. That life is behind us. Like I said, you can come by anytime. And now you don’t only have to fuck Carol!” I winked at him conspiratorially. After a few more moments of kisses, smooches, and endearments we untangled ourselves. I stripped off the condom and stepped into the shower to freshen up.. Jake had been investigating the crime, but all he knew for certain was that the kidnappers were not now in Santa Fe. He had found traces of them on a lonely trail outside of town, but was not skilled enough in tracking to follow their trail over frozen ground and rocks. That afternoon, Jake and I left on horseback to look at their trail. We followed for a while, but I wasn't able to get much further than Jake had. The trail was old and I was not up to the task. But I knew somebody who was:.