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the medical center.
    Her new cell phone number was another matter. She’d signed the contract on the little piece of technology only yesterday. Now that she had an actual paycheck, she could indulge in the luxury of her own cell phone, instead of relying on a pager provided by the medical center.
    Roshelle was positive that she had given the number to exactly two people. The oddest feeling was slowly creeping down her spine in response to that bit of knowledge.
    Pulling the keys to her rental car from her purse, Roshelle began a determined pace that would lead her to the parking lot. She would be delighted to pay the Huntley law firm a visit.
    However she doubted that they would be so content with what she had to say.
    * * * * *
    “Just what have you been up to?” Christina issued her question before she even slid into the booth across from Roshelle.
    “Why don’t you tell me? It’s always much more interesting to hear it after it’s gone through the gossip mill.”
    “So true.” Christina regarded her friend a second before sending her a brilliant smile. It was so good to have Roshelle back. She had never had a truer friend. At the moment, she was just a bit concerned. The sheriff’s department had ruled the fire as an accident but Shelly was just about the most cautious person that she knew.
    “Let me see… First, it is being widely spread about that you threatened Clark Huntley within an inch of his life.”
    “Just his professional one.”
    “Then you did the unforgivable and took your legal business over to Preston.”
    “Guilty as charged.” Roshelle currently felt not an ounce of grief over having crossed over town lines by taking her business to the next county.
    Roshelle was still a little unsettled about that encounter with Clark Huntley. The man had been nervous almost to the point of panic when she yet again refused to sell her land.
    The look in the back of the man’s eyes had been enough to set her on her way. Two days later, it was still bothering her. She didn’t understand just what could be so valuable about her plot of land. There was plenty of land for sale in Benton County.
    “Just what did you need a lawyer for anyway?”
    “Nothing much. I just figured it was time to have a will put together.”
    “Roshelle Marie, you can just forget about dying anytime soon.”
    “It just seemed the right thing to do.” Roshelle rolled her shoulders and tried to smile at her friend. Christina gave her a sharp look from beneath her eyelashes.
    “So, start explaining, doctor.”
    “It’s nothing, really. I’m not the first person to think about their mortality after a brush with the grim reaper.”
    Christina narrowed her blue eyes before letting a smile cross her face. “All right, I’ll buy that for now. Just don’t do anything crazy.”
    “Without you, you mean?”
    The blonde tossed her head, as her smile became brilliant. “That’s right! So, if you are going to run off to Las Vegas and flash all the truck drivers on the way, I’d better be invited.”
    “I’ll drive and you can do the flashing.”
    “Spoilsport.” Christina glared at her in reprimand. “It’s your insanity trip.”
    “Fair enough, but I think we should wait ‘til August or we’ll freeze our nipples off.”
    “Toss in a convertible and you’ve got a deal.”
    * * * * *
    “You are a pathetic excuse for an associate. Just how much trouble could it possibly be to convince one girl to sell a piece of worthless forest land?”
    Clark Huntley ran a hand over his head, searching for hair to pull, but he’d lost it all some time ago. At the moment he would gladly deal with the ravages of age instead of the man in front of him.
    “This is Benton County; people are attached to their land. Roshelle Everitt is planning on rebuilding. That’s the end of it. Nothing short of death is going to change her mind.”
    A very cold smile appeared on his companion’s face. Clark felt his blood run cold as he watched it