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During Cassie’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it “vacation,” two customers had dropped off vehicles for Knights and Ladies Auto Repair. Apparently cars didn’t stop breaking down just because Kevin’s daughter was struggling, or because her own life had hit a patch of black ice.
Tobias and Ben were both gone for the day, taking part in a rescue-training course, so she had the airstrip and the hangar to herself. That was a huge relief, because she didn’t think she could handle any questions right now. Ben had been blessedly question-free during the flight from LAX, but knowing him, that wouldn’t last. He’d be dying to interrogate her.
She no longer had any desire to go to Mexico. She didn’t need to recover from heartbreak anymore. Now she was just plain pissed off.
Kevin had texted a few times
