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flight crew had placed on the runway.  He lifted it effortlessly, despite the fact she’d shoved her entire new wardrobe in that bag.  He came back and stopped in front of her. 
    He didn ’t say anything else, just reached for the shoulder strap of her carry-on and slid it off her arm, turning toward the vehicle.  She followed reluctantly, maneuvering around him to the passenger seat, but he was quicker and opened the door for her, offering a hand up.  She murmured her thanks as he stowed her bags in the back seat, then swung into the driver’s side of the truck. 
    “ Thank you for getting my luggage.  It’s cold out there.”
    He started the truck and they pulled away smoothly heading down a dark, deserted road.  She studied his profile as slyly as she could, admiring the square jaw and classical bone structure. 
    “ Your welcome.  This valley gets some bitter winds in the winter,” he said.
    She couldn ’t really see anything out of the windows.  It was too dark but at least the cab of the truck was toasty warm.  She was almost lulled into relaxing when something darted in front of the headlights and he had to slam on the brakes and swerve to miss it.  His arm flung out in front of her despite the fact she was wearing a seatbelt.
    “ Fuck!  Shit!  Are you okay?  That was a coyote that ran in front of us.”
    “ I’m okay.  Is the coyote all right?”
    “ He’s fine.  We didn’t hit him.”  He grimaced.  “Shit, I didn’t mean to say fuck. I mean, I didn’t mean to say shit.  Aw hell, my daddy’s going to kick my ass if he finds out I swore in front of a lady I just met.”
    That made her smile.  It also made him more human.  “Your secret is safe with me.  I think my virgin ears can stand a few cuss words.  I might use a few of my own every now and then.”
    “ Virgin ears?”  Seth laughed.  “I haven’t been with a virgin since high school.”
    “ You’re not with one now,” she retorted.  “That honor has come and gone.  I was a freshman in high school.  Billy Sanders, was the grandson of my church pastor.”
    “ That’s young.  I mean, for a girl that seems young.”
    “ How old were you?”
    “ Sixteen.”  Seth’s grin spread a mile wide.  He must be imagining that night.  “Sixteen, in the back of my old man’s Chevy four by four.  Damn, those were the days.  I have sweet memories of that night.  That night and Sheryl Albright.”
    “ I have fond memories, too.  Billy eventually went into the clergy himself.”
    Seth glanced at her with a frown before turning his eyes back to the road.
    “I’ve heard a girl’s first time isn’t usually very good.”
    She shrugged.  “It wasn’t bad.  I thought it was exciting.”
    Seth smiled again.  “Damn, girl.  You got me talking about sex and we just met.  How did you do that?”
    She laughed and looked out the window, the scenery passing in a gray and black blur.  “My mother once said I could have a meaningful conversation with a place mat.  Total strangers tell me their life stories in line at the grocery store.  It’s a curse, I guess.”
    “ Seems to me it would come in handy.  We went from barely speaking to each other to talking like friends in nothing flat.”
    She looked back at him.  “It’s a curse.  Trust me on this one.”
    The start of all her problems was being someone anyone could talk to.  That ’s what Randall had said.  He could talk to her about anything.  This trip to Montana was the culmination of one bad decision after another, starting with Randall Simon.
    “ Evan asked me to get you a place to live and I’ve fixed up the apartment above the sheriff station.  The apartment is in the center of town so you won’t need a car.  It’s small but you can always move elsewhere later if you like, as long as I think the new location is safe.”  He slid her a sidelong glance.  “I was hoping you could start work the day after tomorrow, but we can wait a few