Chapter Twenty-Nine Maisie I tapped to answer my call. “911, what's your emergency?” I asked. “Hi Maisie, it's Carrie Dodge again.” Based on the tone of her voice, she sounded safe so I took that as a good sign. “Hi Carrie, what can I do for you?” I asked. “It's Herman again,” she announced. “Again?” I bit back the urge to laugh. I knew she loved Herman, but I couldn’t help but wonder what predicament he’d gotten himself into this time. “Yes, now he’s in a different tree. Do you think you can send the crew out? I hope it's Beck’s crew. He's my favorite,” she said with a sly laugh. My heart clenched in my chest. Beck was definitely my favorite too. In so many ways. It had been two full days since I’d told him to leave me alone. He’d been tied up dealing with a big fire on the outs

