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The air was crisp, the sky so clear that the color played tricks on the eyes. The high desert plateau had never looked more beautiful to Bev. The grass waved gracefully in a warm, easy, early summer breeze, its aroma intoxicating. She fairly flew over the ground, her dress was spinning and blowing around her ankles, she laughed, nothing hurt, no worries, nothing weighing her down.
On the near horizon stood a figure she recognized in an instant. Tall and handsome, eyes delighted to see her, he reached for her as she came to him. The comfort as he wrapped her in his arms was like no other man in her life, she breathed deeply. Nothing needed to be said, everything was understood, all was well between them.
Their embrace was interrupted. A police cruiser drove up over the edge of the
