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have been seventeen at the time. His mother had just sighed, having given up on him long before.
    Nichole surveyed the crowd to find Tucker so she could tell him the happy news about their road trip. He was talking with the minister, so she picked up her pace before he said anything horrible.
    “Excuse me, Reverend,” she said as she interrupted. “Tucker, can I see you for a quick second?”
    “Uh, sure.” Tucker followed her a few feet behind. “That guy is the reverend ?”
    “Yep.”
    “Shit.” He ran his hand through his hair.
    “Why? What did you say?”
    “It was nothing.” She doubted that. “What’s up?”
    “Is it okay if I ride up to the cabin with you on Monday morning?” she asked.
    “Seriously? He doesn’t trust me enough to show a guy where the tent goes? With a map?”
    “It’s not that. I have other things I have to do.”
    “Like what?” His eyes narrowed.
    “Meeting with the guy who’s taking care of the electricity.”
    “And I couldn’t do that while I was there?”
    “I’m also taking care of some girl stuff for Roslyn.” The words girl stuff usually made guys back off like the plague.
    “Hmm. Why do I feel like I’m being babysat?” he asked with a frown.
    “I have no idea.” She smiled innocently.
    “Fine. We can go together. It’ll be great fun.” He didn’t look like he meant it, but Nichole wasn’t surprised.
    “That’s the spirit. Pick me up at Cooper’s condo at eight.”
    “You’re staying at Cooper’s condo?”
    “Yeah. Until Roslyn moves out of her town house; then I’m thinking of buying it and moving in there.”
    “Didn’t you have a house or something with some guy?”
    She was a little stunned he didn’t know the story. “No.” She didn’t say anything else. It wasn’t his business.

Chapter 3
    T ucker showed up on time, knowing Nichole would chew him out if he was late. The girl really needed to get laid or something.
    He knocked on the door of his brother’s condo, where Nichole was staying for some unknown reason. He was certain she had been living with her long-term boyfriend the last he’d heard. He might have asked Cooper about it if he cared more. Which he didn’t.
    “Morning,” she greeted him with a smile. It almost looked real, but he knew better. She was dressed appropriately for their adventure, in jeans, hiking boots, a sweater, and a North Face jacket.
    “Good morning.” He glanced over his shoulder at the rain and the miserable gray sky. “I remember it being warmer here,” he said.
    “People always remember the things they want to remember.” She checked the door to make sure it was locked and then started walking toward her Land Rover.
    Figures she’d have a Land Rover, he thought to himself with a sniff. As far as pretentious vehicles went, you couldn’t get much worse than that. He glanced at the Corvette he had rented. Okay, so maybe the Vette trumped the Land Rover.
    “Let’s take my car,” he suggested, pointing at it. Of course it was red, too.
    “Are you serious?” She laughed and shook her head. “How small is your penis? Or did you just turn sixty-five?”
    “Could you maybe wait until we’re in the car before you start busting my balls?” He frowned. “And my penis is huge, by the way.”
    “The man doth protest too much, methinks,” she said with a grin.
    “ Methink whatever you want,” he said as he held her door open expectantly. “And I know that’s from Hamlet .”
    “See, a truly intelligent person doesn’t need to point that out.”
    “I do when I’m with people who think they’re more intelligent than me.”
    “So everyone, then?” he heard her as he closed the door. He fought the urge to run down the road and instead got in on the driver’s side.
    “I’ve heard there are lots of woods at this cabin. Plenty of places to hide a body,” he said as he buckled in.
    She laughed at his threat and tried to adjust her seat. He reached over to help and saw her