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Before they left the lodge, Merry did a quick interview with Nick, the rescued boy, and his family. She took some photos of Will and Nick, and of the creek, which was still higher than normal. The storm clouds had cleared away and sunshine struck sparkles in the sodden pine and birch trees surrounding the lodge. The fresh mountain air tasted like pure champagne; or maybe that was the buzz of Will's presence. Hard to tell.
He drove her to her car and gave her a jump, then followed her back to Jupiter Point to make sure she had no trouble. Since he'd gotten paged to help with the aftermath of the storm, he left her at the newspaper. He called in a favor to get his favorite mechanic to pay a house call to her Corolla. Then he left, with a secret scorching look.
He also muttered somethin
