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distance.”
    “What I’m going to say will scare you, Sasha, but you have to be aware of the truth. Karen should be okay, Jack has no idea she lives in Connecticut. I already have a restraining order against him, so he has to leave me alone. He never loved me anyway. You’re the woman he loved… or lusted after, the most. He feels betrayed by you, and he might pursue you. It may be in a vindictive way, or in Jack’s messed up way of thinking he’s going to get you back. We need to do whatever we can to keep you safe. To me, that means he’ll never be able to find you anywhere. We’ll make a solid plan tomorrow. We’ve got to stay one step ahead of him. Get some sleep, we’ll figure everything out in the morning.”

Chapter Five
    Aaron wished the girls luck as he left for work. “Sasha, take this seriously, please. Mia and I are here to help you whenever you need us. Both of you stop in at the store after you talk to the police.” Aaron kissed Mia goodbye and gave Sasha a reassuring hug as he left.
    Mia busied herself in the kitchen making breakfast and coffee. Cabinets and drawers were opened and closed. “Damn it, I still don’t know my way around this kitchen,” she said, as she slammed her head into the top cabinet she left open.
    “Well that tells me one thing. You need to spend more time here,” Sasha said, trying to add a little humor to the morning. “Seriously Mia, when are you going to move in?”
    “Soon, but I have to talk to Karen first.” She rubbed the growing bump on her head as she pulled dishes out of the cabinet.
    “What does she have to do with it? Do you need her permission?” Sasha giggled at her own wit. She jumped up on the barstool, sitting Indian style.
    “No, you goof. I’m going to offer Karen the chance to buy my house. That’s if she’s the slightest bit interested. How in the hell can you sit like that?” Mia asked, shaking her head. “Put some dog food in the bowl for Reggie. We’ll take him for a walk, then drop him off at home before we head over to the police department. Anyway, what are you hungry for, and if you say dry toast, I’m going to slap you across the face… just saying.”
    Sasha opened the bag of kibbles that were kept at Aaron’s house and scooped out a heaping cup full. Reggie wagged his tail anxiously as he waited for his breakfast. She filled his water bowl with cold, clean water.
    “I’ll have cereal, it’s easy. And coffee, and orange juice.”
    “Coming up. So if Karen is interested, I’ll move in right away. Wouldn’t that be a riot if we all lived in Tarrytown? I guess Max couldn’t because of the store.”
    “Why not? It’s less than a half hour away. Maybe he’ll move in with Vic someday.” Sasha was almost giddy at the thought of everyone coupling up. “But that still leaves me, Tina and Karen without guys.”
    “It will come when you least expect it, I guarantee you. That’s if you want a guy in your life.”
    “Well, I’ll give it some thought, but I won’t be interested for at least a year.”
    “Why the time line?”
    “Because, silly. I’m already in love, with the Victorian.”
    The girls sat at the breakfast bar, eating cereal and going over their plans for the day. Sasha had to change her phone number before anything else. If the police officers wanted her number on file, she had to give them the new one.
    With a gulp of coffee, she called her service provider and asked for a new phone number effective immediately. Sasha reminded them that she didn’t want the automated feature giving out the new phone number either. She would program any outgoing message herself if she was unable to answer the phone. She wrote down the new number and was told it should be ready to use within fifteen minutes. Mia poured more coffee as they sat and waited. At nine forty-five, Mia called Sasha’s old number. The message said the number had been disconnected with no forwarding number. Then she called the new number, and it