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“Sure,” Joa
At that precise moment, Joa
“Hello,” Joa
“Joa
Maria
“Wrong?” Maria
Joa
“What is it?” he asked. “Is something wrong?”
Opening her eyes, Joa
That a
“Sorry, Mari,” she said. “I couldn’t hear. What were you saying?”
“Tommy really let me have it for not seeing a doctor sooner,” Maria
“Does that mean you’re not quitting?” Joa
Maria
“Hold on a minute, Mari,” Joa
“It doesn’t bother me,” he said.
“But for a wedding?” she asked. “What about that?”
Butch shrugged. “That’s fine, too.”
“What about April then?”
Butch’s face split into a wide grin. “April would be just fine, but what pushed you over the edge? I thought you weren’t ready to think about setting a date.”
“Daisy,” Joa
“Daisy?” he asked.
“That’s right,” Joa
When di
“Any plans for the weekend?” he asked.
“No. Why?”
“I had thought we’d be going to Tucson this weekend to look for a ring, but now that the ring situation is under control, I’ve decided to spend my ring money on something else.”
“What?” Joa
“Don’t you want it to be a surprise?”
“Tell me.”
“After you told me about your Colt misfiring, I did a little research. It turns out Colt 2000s are notorious for doing just that-misfiring. You need a new gun-another Glock maybe.”
“But, Butch,” Joa
“And it doesn’t work,” Butch replied. “If you’re going to be my wife and sheriff, too, you’re going to have a gun that works.”
“Right,” Joa
About the Author
J.A. Jance is the author of the J.P. Beaumont series, the Joa