A Flower Girl Murder (11 page)

Dan let out a small laugh.

“That’s nice, Miss Town’s Hero, Murderer-Catcher, Mystery-Solver,” he said, taking the mug and bringing it to his nose to smell, “I’m starting to change my opinion of these big city folks. You do have some nice manners after all.”

Sage blushed and looked at the small puddle of water at the bottom f the boat. She hadn’t realized that the news of her involvement in Natalie’s case had spread around.

“I was only trying to help,” she said demurely, though inside she was still incredibly proud of herself for being a major part of solving the case.

“So, what now?” Dan asked.

“What do you mean?”

“Are you leaving Rosecliff now that your work’s done? Is small town life starting to lose its charm?”

Sage looked into his deep gray eyes, but needed to look away quickly as she felt a naughty butterfly loop around in her stomach. She stared at the calm, flat surface of the morning sea instead, the rush of air ruffling her hair as the boat moved forward.

“No,” she said finally, her lips stretching into a smile, “Not at all. In fact, I think it’s starting to grow on me.”

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