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ignored the strange sense of loss that niggled at her.
    â€œIt’s the God’s honest.” Ellie held her hand to her heart. “I heard just yesterday from Amanda Huckaby who heard from Kaitlyn McGuire who said that her cousin spent every second of her twenties building up her hair salon. She worked nonstop. Then all of a sudden, she hit thirty and bam, she wanted to shift into the next gear and have a family. But she couldn’t and do you know why?”
    â€œNo.” Brandy turned right at the next intersection and followed the street into the heart of Rebel. “But I’m sure you’re going to tell me.”
    â€œBecause her lady parts had been on pause for so long that they forgot what to do.” The woman gave a shudder. “Her vagina practically shriveled up and died from neglect. At least that’s what her gyno said.”
    â€œNo doctor said that.”
    â€œNot outright. He used some fancy medical terms, but the bottom line is she can’t have any kids because her coochie is useless. And all because she put business before pleasure.”
    â€œThat’s crazy.”
    â€œIs it? If you think about it, it makes perfect sense. Say you went ten years without using your legs, you wouldn’t be able to just jump up and start running. Not without some serious repercussions. We’re talking leg cramps. Weakness. Pain. Why, you’d be lucky to stand up at all let alone walk around or run.”
    â€œIt hasn’t been ten years.” Brandy pulled up behind the small Ford Focus parked in front of the bakery and killed the engine. “Just two.”
    â€œAre you freakin’ serious? No wonder you’ve been so irritable lately.” Ellie gathered up her purse and climbed out of the car. “Don’t tell me you’re going back inside,” she added when Brandy climbed out of the car and started for the front door.
    â€œI’m already here. I might as well get everything prepped for tomorrow morning. Besides, I want to check on the mash and make sure it’s still bubbling.” She slid her key into the lock. “And I’m not irritable because it’s been two years. Sweet Somethings has some serious competition for the breakfast crowd. I have a right to be on edge.”
    â€œIf you say so,” Ellie said as she pulled open the door to her Focus. “Use it or lose it, sister.” She slid Brandy a glance before disappearing behind the wheel. “That’s all I’m saying.”

 
    CHAPTER 5
    â€œDid you find him?” asked the petite brunette who sat on the front steps of the faded white trailer. The metal structure sat at the very end of a row of equally run-down dwellings that made up the small community known as the Happy Times Trailer Park.
    A place where, contrary to its name, Tyler had had many not -so-happy times. The memories stirred but he fought them back down, determined to keep his head on straight and his focus solely on finding Cooper and talking some sense into him.
    His gaze went to the girl who’d been waiting for him when he pulled up. Erin Shelton had short black hair that reached for the sky thanks to some heavy-duty hair products. A series of four piercings traced the edge of her right ear. Dark eyeliner rimmed almond-shaped eyes, making them seem wide and, oddly enough, innocent, despite her too-small T-shirt and tight black mini skirt.
    Erin was the classic example that looks could be deceiving. She might look like an extra from a Sons of Anarchy rerun, but she was smart. Responsible. Driven. She’d been best friends with Cooper since the second grade, when she’d moved in next door with her mother, and his brother’s compass on more than one occasion.
    Erin wanted out of the trailer park and so she’d studied hard, made straight A’s, and earned herself a scholarship, and she’d kept Cooper on track, as well.
    Until a month ago when she’d gone off