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Was the officer asking about Dwight Had Dwight s phone call earlier been to this officer
Halsey nodded slowly her voice soft Yeah he s gone
The officer didn t say anything else We ll lock this guy up Tomorrow we ll need you to come in and give a statement
Halsey nodded again Okay
It s rainy season now and a thunderstorm is coming It s not safe to head back in this weather There s a rest stop up ahead You should go there take a hot shower and change into some dry clothes You wouldn t want to catch a cold advised the officer kindly
Stanley,Wendy,andHalseywereallsoakedthrough.Itwaslateautumn,andthechillintheaironly madetherainfeelcolder.Withnobetteroption,theyfollowedtheofficer’sadviceandmadetheirwaytothereststop.
The rest stop wasn t large but it was clean The young man at the front desk led them to a room Sorry this is the only room available tonight
Three people in one room
Wendy glanced inside and saw that there was only one bed
Buttherewasnochoice.
Stanley nodded That s fine We ll take it
The young man handed over the room key and then left them to it
Stanley stepped inside but Wendy suddenly ran after the young man calling Wait a second
The young man paused Is there something else
Stanley watched as Wendy her delicate face glowing with a sweet smile spoke to the man Can you add extra bedding There are three of us
The young man blinked then asked Is that handsome guy with you
Yeah that s my brother Wendy replied
Stanley heard her response
“Please,handsome.Canyouhelpusout?Getusextrabedding?” Wendyaddedwithaplayfultone,thekindofvoicethatcouldmakeanyman’sheartsoften.
The young man s face flushed noticeably
Stanley stood by the door watching the scene with astern face before turning and heading back to the room
He stood by the bed tugging a this tie as he tried to compose himself Moments later Wendy returned holding the extra bedding She didn t speak to him but looked at Halsey instead
Halsey why are you just standing there Go ahead and take a shower first
Halsey realized there was no point in delaying and nodded Okay I ll go wash up
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Halsey went into the bathroom
Stanley remained by the bed but soon Wendy walked over and placed the bedding son the bed She didn t look at him or try to speak
In fact she hadn t spoken to him much earlier either both of them had seemed to run out of things to say
Stanleypressedhislipstogether,aslightedgetohisvoice.Didyou useyour charmstogetthebedding?”Wendyglancedupathim,hereyesmeetinghisforabriefmoment.”Whenyouneedsomething,youhavetoactlittlesweet.I’msinglerightnow,soit’snotabigdeal,right?”
Stanley s expression remained unchanged his deep voice even colder So you re putting yourself out there Wendy set her bag down on the table Is it so strange You re getting married to Jessica I plan on dating and remarrying too I have no intention of staying single forever
Thelightsin theroomweredim,castingshadowsonStanley’ssharpfeatures,makinghisexpressionhardertoread.Thatguyatthefrontdeskearlier…Youprobablywouldn’tbeinterestedinhim,right?”
Wendy paused then turned to look at him
Stanley,despitebeingdrenchedinhisexpensivesuit,stillcarriedtheairof amatureman.Histallframeandlonglegsaddedtotheimposingpresencethatfilledtheroom,astarkcontrasttothehumblesettingofthereststop.
Wendy understood what he meant The man she had once married was him an ideal a gem A small town clerk from a rest stop couldn t possibly compare
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