When a woman moves into the sleepy town, it rouses everyone's tongues to start wagging. She is strange and distant in her manner. Tia Frost is blissfully unaware of the townsfolk's discomfort with her. With Burt at her side, she wonders about the wo...
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Maverick lead Tobin to the car sitting him in the back with Brut. "You're not a very nice person."
I looked at the chief. "So I'm told. Frequently."
I started walking towards my car when the chief stopped me by grabbing my arm. His grip was on the cusp of being painful. "You will tell me what I want to know."
I gave him a long hard glare in contrast to the way I felt at the intrusion into my personal space. "You will know nothing if you keep this up." He let me go and I walked to the car.
I got in the passenger seat and Maverick looked at me. I was trying to hide the panic I was feeling at the exchange, I could see that I was failing from the concern on Maverick's face. "You alright?" He asked softly.
"Fine." I mumbled.
He frowned and started the car. She started the first time and I stroked her dashboard affectionately. "We will talk about this later. For now, where would you like to go?"
"Would you mind driving us to the police station? That's the last stop we will do so leaving the car there seems prudent." He nodded reversing the car to give her room so she could pass the van.
He drove us to the station and when I got out Janna was standing in the doorway. "Mac are you..." I watched her as she started speaking and she trailed off.
Tobin got out with Burt and her eyes widened. "We will chat later Janna, unless you have a message for me."
She shook her head watching Tobin. She looked tense as Tobin's hand found mine.
"Tia... where... do we go first?" Tobin's voice was barely above a whisper.
"Wherever you want to go first. You are in charge of this trip." Janna's eyes practically fell out of her head at that.
Tobin pointed at the pet shop. "Burt needs things."
Maverick started walking towards the shop and Tobin followed. Inside the shop, Roland stared for a moment before shaking himself out of it. "Tia and Burt my two favourite customers. Tell me Burt who's your new friend?"
Burt barked and I unhooked his lead. "Tobin go and introduce yourself then help Burt pick his treats and things."
Tobin nodded at me and walked up to the counter offering his hand to Roland. "I'm Tobin, I'm a guest of Tia." Roland smiled warmly shaking the boy's hand.
"Nice to meet you Tobin, I'm Roland. Maverick over there is my brother."
Tobin looked at Maverick and made that triangle with his fingers. I did it back to him. Roland and Maverick shared a look.
I walked up to the counter and Burt whined at me coming over. "Could I trouble you for a drink?"
