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The two women left the building and made their way to the parking lot, chatting away. They got into their separate cars and drove away, waving goodbye.

Brenna genuinely liked Annie. They had met years ago when Brenna started teaching at the same school. Annie had left for a while to care for her first husband who was dying of cancer. Jamie Tipton had been a teacher as well, but his illness forced him to quit, and Annie followed suit to nurse him in his final days.

Now Annie was happily married to Jesse ‘JD’ Beckett. Despite Annie being eleven years older than Jesse, they were deeply in love and that was all that mattered. He was also the only person to call her ‘Anna’ instead of Annie.

As she drove toward town, her thoughts wandered to Beau and what he might be doing. Most likely, he was still poring over cases in search of the missing horse. One thing was for sure; he was determined and wouldn’t rest until the case was solved.

She pressed the call button on her steering wheel and dialed his number.

“Hi there. How was your day?” Beau’s voice came through the stereo when he answered.

“My day was good. What about yours?” She smiled as she heard him sigh.

“It was okay, but I feel like I’ve been running around like a chicken with its head cut off.”

“I have faith that you’ll solve the case, one way or another. I just hope the horse is still safe.”

“Yeah, me too. I hate to think what might be happening to it. I’ve been staring at files for so long, my eyes are starting to cross. It’s frustrating.”

“I know, but I believe in you.”

“So... when can I see you again?”

“Are you free this weekend?”

“Darlin’, whenever it comes to you, I’m always free.” Beau chuckled.

“You’re quite the smooth talker, Beaumont McCallister.”

“I just had to tell you my full name.” They both laughed.

“I like it. So how about coming over to my place on Saturday?”

“Why don’t you come to my place after school on Friday and spend the whole weekend? We can go riding, watch TV, swim, or just be lazy.”

“Swim? I think it’s a bit chilly for that.”

“I have a heated pool.”

“Oh, well then that changes things. Sounds like a great weekend to me.”

“Great. Just show up on Friday. Oh, and Brenna?”

“Yes?”

“Swimsuits are optional. Gotta run now, baby. See you soon.”

“Okay, and same goes for you on the swimsuits.”

“Darlin’, I don’t even own one.” She smiled as he chuckled before hanging up.

Oh my... just the thought of seeing his gorgeous body naked while swimming made her moan. She couldn’t believe how much she had been missing out on before him. She was excited to see where this relationship would go and just hoped her heart wouldn’t get broken.

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Beau grinned as he placed his phone on the desk. He couldn’t wait to see Brenna again, but it would have to wait until the weekend. With both working jobs with demanding schedules, getting together during the week was a challenge. Sometimes Brenna had to stay at school for meetings, and Beau’s job as an agent often involved traveling and long hours.

After the divorce, Beau didn’t mind the busy schedule; it kept him occupied and helped distract him from the pain of his failed marriage. It had taken him almost a year to move on from what Liz had done to him. He had once loved her deeply, but that love quickly vanished when he realized she could betray him so easily.

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