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“Damn, I should have been born a Beckett,” Killian said with a laugh.

Beau grinned. “No shit.”

“Are you having any luck with the stolen horse?”

“No. I can’t find a damn thing.”

“You checked social media, right?”

“Eli’s going over that for me. He’s going to look into the friends of the kids he arrested. There might be some connection there.”

“Could be. Kids will do anything trying to get attention. Well, If you need anything, let me know,” Killian said.

“I might take you up on that.”

Killian nodded and opened his computer. Beau got back to work but he wasn’t having any luck, and it was frustrating the hell out of him.

As the morning wore on, Beau never left his desk. He was determined to find that horse.

At lunchtime, Beau called the diner to order his lunch to go, then he pushed his chair back, put his hat and coat on, then walked to the elevator.

He was happy to see it wasn’t snowing and the sun shone down brightly, almost blinding him as it hit the snow piled along the street next to the sidewalk. He reached for his sunglasses, put them on, and after checking traffic, he crossed the street, and made his way to the diner.

When he opened the door to the diner, the bell above his head jingled, and just about everyone waved or called out to him as he stood beside the register. There wasn’t an empty seat in the place. As was usual at this time of the day.

“Hi, Beau. Are you picking up or waiting for a seat?” Diedra Mitchell asked him.

“Hi, Diedra. I called an order in.”

“Okay, I’ll check on it for you.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

He watched her enter the kitchen. She was married to a good friend of his, Preston Mitchell, and she was good for him. He’d been through a lot of relationships that never worked out, but once he met Diedra, he fell hard. They got married and have been happy ever since. He was happy for his friend. Diedra was a wonderful woman, and Preston was head over heels in love with her. Beau hoped to have that one day again, but hopefully, his next relationship wouldn’t end the same way. And if he were being honest with himself, he hoped it was with Brenna.

It surprised him to think that way. Even though they’d known each other for years, he never looked at her in that way because he was in love with Liz, but now Brenna was all he thought about. Especially after the weekend.

They went to his house Sunday morning, then spent the day watching movies, horseback riding, and having sex. She was hot and he told her the truth when he said he’d never had better.

“Here you go,” Diedra said as she set the bag on the counter, removed the receipt stapled to it, and rang up his order.

“Thanks, Diedra. Tell Preston hello for me.”

“I will. Here’s your change.”

Beau waved it off, picked up the bag, touched the brim of his hat, and walked outside. After checking traffic, he crossed the street, and headed back to the office. The elevator was just opening when he entered the lobby, so he ran for it and made it. Stepping inside, he saw Eli.

“Hey, Eli.”

“Beau. I might have found something on the missing horse. I looked through social media and found some kids talking about how cool it was to take animals from ranches as a joke. I wrote the names down, so I’ll look a little deeper into those.”

“They think it’s a joke to steal?” Beau shook his head. “Who’s teaching these kids right from wrong?”

“Sounds like no one is,” Eli said.

The doors whooshed open on their floor, and they stepped out, then walked to the office. Once inside, they took their seats at their desk. Beau removed his lunch from the bag, unwrapped the burger, and took a bite as he looked through more files.

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