George Martin and Mike Foster have been best friends since childhood, but recent events have brought them even closer together: Mike has moved into George’s house now that George’s unfaithful boyfriend has been kicked out. It puts Mike in a pinch, because he’s always loved George -- maybe more than a best friend should.<br><br>George doesn’t suspect Mike’s feelings, being wrapped up in his job as the youngest lieutenant in the Jacksonville sheriff’s office and investigating a series of murders. But it will all come to a head when George is stalked by a psycho and Mike steps in front of a bullet meant for George. George then realizes there’s much more to their relationship than he thought.

Bodies of Work

Back at the motel, we found a FedEx package from the bank waiting for us containing temporary checkbooks and, to our amazement, two debit cards, one in my name and one in Mike’s name.


“Wow,” I said. “That guy built a fire under someone.”


“True,” Mike said, “but we won’t have PIN numbers until we get home, so these aren’t good for cash, just as Visa debit cards.”


“Babe,” I said, “we can walk into any bank and get a cash advance, if we need to, using them as Visa cards.”


“You’re right. I forgot about that, but I doubt it will be necessary.”


We drove up to the cabin to check on the progress and were overwhelmed. Mrs. Hawkins was a marvel. The entire downstairs was spotless and smelled of pine soap and other nice things. The floors gleamed, as did the windows. We walked up to the great room. The boys were working on the windows, and their mother was in the bathroom scrubbing the tile floor.


Chapter 67