. he knew there was, but the price... He went to the hidden cubby behind his furnace where he kept the more interesting things he never checked in to ...evidence, and pulled out the book. He read the pages again. Draw the circle, say the words, and sacrifice a life to the fire... He put it away. No, he swore to protect and serve. Still, he wished someone would serve him sometimes.4 days ago... “Hey, Dykeanna...” Bilson sing-songed as he sauntered into Detective Dianna Shepherd’s office.Shepherd. See?" Steven? What are you doing here?" No, he's gone camping..." That's right, you went camping. Where are the kids?" I told you, camping." Skippy sat down beside her on the couch, bobbing his head in an attempt to keep it within her shaky line of sight."Oh, they're still camping?" There was a giggle in her voice. "So it's you and me alone? You romantic devil, you." Mrs. Keaton fell forward, dropping into Skippy's lap. He pushed her back up."No, Mrs. Keaton, it's me, Skippy, remember?" I. The image switched to the ground level cameras and a female in a blue parka began to speak. "We are waiting the arrival of the rescue ambulance. We have been told that the family is alive, but injured. That's all we know right now."The image cut back to the helicopter and you could see Ron and Kevin's snowmobiles approaching the now silent snow blower. Several men on top of the snow were directing them toward the ramp down to the highway. The ground level camera took over to show the. Your dad and I were just messing with you.”, I said. I could see the relief in her face and in her eyes. Seconds later, that relief turned into a sense of “you have to be kidding me”.“Oh, the both of you are gonna pay for that big time.”, she laughed, squeezing my hand hard. We talked while we were waiting for our meal which took a while to arrive. Lexie told me a bit too much about her recent relationship with Cody, but I was not foolish enough to think they weren’t fucking. It is just hard to.