" she said.We often covered the country with two cars, so it wasn't a big deal, except that we all wanted to work on the Schoolgirl Doe case. "Fair en...ough, I'll be in at eleven tell the Deputy Chief." I demanded.There was just too much distance to cover with too few people to do it for me to be a anything but a regular deputy. I half thought I would end up dealing exclusively with the women of the country, but that was just impossible. There was just too much distance and crime for me to be. Lose it for at least 6 months.” I slipped him a hundred.“Yes ma’am.”Tyche came roaring around the garage, “Is that it?”“Yes, Tyche. Go wash. Hi boys. You go wash too.” The last thing I expected was Alan’s boys hanging out with Tyche.She came back first.“Tyche? What the... ?”“Slave labor.”The driver unloaded the crate and stuffed it in the garage. He even brought his own rollers to slide it on.The packing slip was stapled on the box side along with the instructions.She started reading the. Meet everyone."Denise and her father showed up around two in the afternoon. Lenore was only slightly surprised to learn that the slight, balding man was a lawyer. He certainly fit into the crowd in her Mother's house, telling jokes in a disarming manner, with a ready laugh. Denise, Lenore saw, was the light of his life, and when she was relaxed, her father was relaxed. After only two hours Kate gave him a standing invitation to return, anytime, unannounced.The Gunny was pressed into service to. And if it inherits even half of its mother's beauty it will be blessed indeed."Kirsty was relieved that I had responded positively to her being pregnant. She managed a small smile herself."You must understand why this news has added to Fiona's sense of loss." She whispered to me. "Losing both of her parents, suffering your rejection and then finding out I am with child..." Her voice tailed off for a second. "In many ways it would perhaps have been better if she it was who was with child." Again.