Page 81 of Roaring Fork Wrangler

Her eyes met mine for a second, then she turned her head and reversed the SUV. I wanted to race after her like Grayson had and beg for her forgiveness again. I didn’t, and with every step I took, I regretted not handling things better with her. Why the fuck had I asked her if we could still be friends? I wanted so muchmore from her.

“You all right?” Buck asked when I came inside.

I shook my head. “I think I’ve lost her.”

He nodded and pulled me into an embrace.

Pete cleared his throat. “Listen, we can do this another time.”

I stepped away from Buck. “Now is good unless you need to leave.”

“I do, but I wanted you to hear it from me. There’s been an arrest, and the case against the suspect is airtight. What doesn’t make any sense is why.”

“Unless it’s Jimmy Rooker, or someone who went after me for shooting him, I’m at a loss too.”

“My thoughts also, but I can assure you James Rooker is locked up tight. Honestly, we can’t find a single person who will even admit to knowing the guy. Either way, I’d like to ask you to come to the station and look through a photo array.”

“Of course. Let’s do it.”

“I’d say it doesn’t have to happen right away, but the sooner you feel up to it, the better.”

“Like I said, let’s do it.”

Pete nodded and motioned for me to go with him. Buck was right behind me.

“If you follow me in your vehicle, you can leave as soon as you’re finished.”

Buck said we would and waited until Pete pulled away to do the same. “What happened with Juni?”

“In a nutshell? I apologized, then asked if she thought we could still be friends.”

His brow furrowed. “And?”

“We weren’t just friends.”

“Ah. I see. So she thought you were stating that’s all you wanted.”

I nodded. “No amount of backpedaling did any good.”

“I guess it wouldn’t, would it?”

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JUNIPER

“Are you sure you don’t want me to drive?” Gray asked when I was almost outside the Lilac’s gate.

“You’re kidding, right?”

“You seem upset.”

I shot him a look. “Of course I’m upset. You had no business telling Cord what you did.”

“You wouldn’t have.”

I rolled my eyes. “That’s because it isn’t his business.”

“He said he apologized.”

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