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turned
around, Paula Dunlop was behind me trying to get close to the action. She stood
on the pew to get a better look. She’s short so that’s probably all there was
to it.”
    “Where was Jeremy?” Jason asked sharply.
    “You really have it in for that guy, don’t you?” Andrea
sighed. “I don’t know where he was but he should be in one of the shots we took
of the assembly before the wedding started.”
    Jason nodded. “Okay. Who else was in the area?”
    “That’s it. That’s all I can remember.”
    “ Letitia Murdoch. Ryan McIntyre.
Jocelyn Tate. Paula Dunlop and Jeremy Marks.” Jason ticked off the list of
suspects.
    “And Andrea,” Trevor added calmly.
    Jason and Andrea both stared at their fellow reporter.
    “Andrea doesn’t have a motive, asshole. We’re looking for
someone with motive.”
    Trevor looked grieved. “Hey, I’m just throwing it out there. Just doing my due diligence. The fact is, Andrea was
in the right place at the right time and she’s holding the smoking gun. Not one
of those people you listed could’ve known the ad would run by sticking it in a
reporter’s camera case. Only Andrea knew she could get it to print on time on
Sunday. Andrea is in charge of the classifieds. She has the template on her
computer. I think Andrea is our culprit.”
    Andrea picked up a hymn book and threw it at Trevor. “ Motive , idiot! What motive do I have for risking my job by running a bogus ad?”
    Trevor ducked and then smiled complacently. “I don’t care if
you did it or not. It’s not a deal breaker as far as crimes go. And you weren’t
risking your job. Come on. Porter would never fire us because she’d have to pay
our replacements an actual living wage and we all know that’s not going to
happen. Your motive was love. You’re in love with Ryan McIntyre and you were
jealous that he asked Jocelyn to the wedding.”
    This time Jason laughed; a barking scoff of laughter that
died off when Andrea burst into tears.
    “You are a shit, Trevor,” she wailed. “You are a total shit.
Ryan McIntyre is at least ten years older than me and he doesn’t even know I
exist. So screw you and your shitty, warped little theories. I didn’t stick
that paper in my camera case. I found it just like I said I did. Whatever
feelings I may have for Ryan McIntyre are personal. I’d never let them
interfere with the paper and I fucking hate you for suggesting that I would!”
    She spun around on one heel and marched out of the church,
slamming the door behind her.
    Jason raised his hands and turned on Trevor. “What the hell
is the matter with you? What’s going on here?”
    Trevor frowned and shook his head. “A lot of bad language is
flying around, that’s what’s going on. Dude, we’re in a church. Show a little
respect.”

 
    ♥

 
    JEREMY BLEW on the embers to avoid looking directly at her.
Her hair was a mess and she had dark circles under her eyes but that didn’t
mean anything. Everyone in town would be sleep-deprived after the weekend they’d
had. Now that she was here and had his undivided attention, Jocelyn seemed
reluctant to talk.
    At last, he got the fire going. He held his hands up to the
flames even though he wasn’t cold. If anything, he was getting overheated
sitting so close to her. Jeremy picked up his coffee and casually lay back,
propped on one elbow and tried not to sweat. His heart was pounding but she
didn’t seem to know he was in the room. Jocelyn stared at the fire, her hands
wrapped around her coffee.
    “Help yourself to a cinnamon bun. Sorry it’s not the whole bun.
I cut it up to share. If you’re hungry. Are you
getting any warmer?”
    She nodded.
    “Where are your earmuffs?”
    Jocelyn shot him an icy stare. “I’m a total joke around
here, aren’t I? An earmuff wearing co-ed chasing after the
great Hudson Grace. What a joke.”
    “No! No, you’re not. You made one mistake and it wasn’t even
a big one. The guy is on his honeymoon; Scout Rutherford