"Hey, Zach, I was hoping to talk to you." He could picture the smile on her face, could just about hear it in her voice.
"What's up?"
"Andrea called me today. Apparently, the mayor was in the Dine-n-Dash, without the missus, and he mentioned she was chaperoning a trip. Seems a bunch of the boys from the baseball team went to Disneyworld for the week to celebrate winning at regionals. That could be why there hasn't been a fire this week. Andrea says they're supposed to be back this weekend."
"Thanks for the tip. I'll look into it." He dropped his voice even though he was in the car and no one could hear him. "How are you, darlin'? Really? You doing okay with Parker gone?"
"Yeah, I'm holding up." Her breath quickened, and he smiled, knowing she was responding to his raspy tone. "It is ki
