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Holding the phone to her ear with a trembling hand, she looked at Jesse. “It went straight to voice mail. I’ll try a text.”

“He’s probably picking Addison up right about now. They might already be on their way. Text him then try calling him back and leave a message. I’m going to call the police.”

Jesse went to the back room to place the call leaving Faye alone to call Ty.

“Tyler, this is Faye. We have an issue at the bar. The police are on their way. I just didn’t want you to be blindsided when you got here. Call me. It’s important!”

She felt compelled to go look at the crime scene for herself. Just a quick glimpse. She wasn’t sure if she’d believe it without seeing it with her own two eyes. As she headed for the back door Jesse blocked her, grabbing ahold of her shoulders he gripped them tight.

“Faye listen to me. You-do-not-want-to-go-out-there! It’s not like a TV show. It’s gruesomely real. You’ll regret it for the rest of your life. I won’t let you do it. You have to take my word on this. Plus, it is a crime scene. You don’t want to disturb anything.”

Her eyes flooded with tears. “I can’t believe this is happening. Why here? Maybe he came back to make trouble and fell and hit his head.”

Jesse pulled her into his arms. He tenderly brushed her hair back from her brow. “Shh, Faye, it’s not for us to figure out.” He kissed the top of her head. “We’ll let the cops solve it,” he said, his voice calm and steady. Faye’s entire body trembled in his arms.

“The police are going to want to question all of us. What am I supposed to say when they ask me if I knew the guy?”

“The truth. We had a full bar witness the altercation he and Ty had. If you lie, it’s only going to make things look worse for him.”

“But Ty will think I’m throwing him under the bus,” she said, as Jesse brushed away her tears with his thumb.

“We know Ty and we know he’s innocent. He didn’t do this, and they’ll know it too. It was just a coincidence. Just stick with the truth. It’s always the best idea.”

Ty ran in with Addison trailing behind just as they heard sirens approaching.

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