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the friend she’d become, more than a woman about to bring a child into this world on her own with no man to help.
    His gaze snuck back across to where she stood, fanning herself under the sun’s rays.
    The memory of sitting next to her on her counter weeks ago while sharing a bag of doughnut holes played through his thoughts. She’d smelled like the vanilla milkshake she’d spilled down her mini-dress, her laughter infectious. When she leaned back on her palms and her dress inched up her legs, he’d noticed how the freckles on her thigh formed a “C.” The urge to trace the letter and then explore what else she was hiding under her dress had sucked all of his breath from his lungs. He’d launched himself off the counter so fast, he’d practically fallen on his ass at her feet.
    Across the way, the asshole tugged Candy down to whisper in her ear, her breasts threatening to fall out of her dress. Her sweet giggle scraped over Larry’s nerves.
    “No fucking way is this going to happen,” he said and threw the cigarette down. Vaulting over his counter, he plowed through the crowd and yanked Candy’s arm away from the asshole’s grip.
    He climbed over her counter and stood in front of her, the rapid rise and fall of his chest had nothing to do with the afternoon heat.
    Candy looked up at him, her eyes narrowing. “What are you doing, Larry?”
    “You’ve found him,” he said and pulled her close. Her hard stomach rubbed against his, her shoulders soft and smooth under his palms. Cupping her face, he lowered his mouth to hers, starting off slow, gentle, afraid of hurting her.
    But then she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back, frenzied and hard, moaning his name against his lips.
    “Candy,” he groaned and fed the need that had grown with each passing day he’d watched her blossom, each shared laugh, each brush of her skin against his. Jesus, she tasted so damned sweet.
    When he lifted his lips and looked into those golden-lashed eyes, Candy grinned up at him. “What took you so damned long?”

Also by Ann Charles
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    Deadwood Mystery Series
    Nearly Departed in Deadwood
    (Book 1)
    Optical Delusions in Deadwood
    (Book 2)
    Dead Case in Deadwood
    (Book 3)
    Better Off Dead in Deadwood
    (Book 4)
    An Ex to Grind in Deadwood
    (Book 5)
    Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood
    (Book 6)
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    Short Stories from the Deadwood Mystery Series
    Deadwood Shorts: Seeing Trouble
    Deadwood Shorts: Boot Points
    Deadwood Shorts: Cold Flame
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    Jackrabbit Junction Mystery Series
    Dance of the Winnebagos
    (Book 1)
    Jackrabbit Junction Jitters
    (Book 2)
    The Great Jackalope Stampede
    (Book 3)
    The Rowdy Coyote Rumble
    (Book 4)
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    Goldwash Mystery Series (a future series)
    The Old Man’s Back in Town (Short Story)
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    Dig Site Mystery Series
    Look What The Wind Blew In
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    Coming from Ann Charles from the Deadwood Mystery Series
    A Wild Fright in Deadwood
    (Book 6)
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Copyright
    Deadwood Shorts: Seeing Trouble
    Copyright © 2012 by Ann Charles
    All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by an means now known or hereafter invented, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the author, Ann Charles.
    This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is coincidental.
    Cover Design by Sharon Benton, Q42 Designs
    Cover Photo by Bob Wilson, Frogworks Photography
    Illustrations by C.S. Kunkle
    Special thanks to my beta readers extraordinaire. You all rock!