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"So what do you plan on doing now?"

I gave Aaron's question some serious thought. "I'm going to go to Divot and make sure Nancy's okay. Then I'm going to find someone to talk to. Because maybe what everyone’s been saying is true. Maybe it wasn't my fault."

A week ago, I never would've considered getting help for my night terrors. But that was before Nancy came into my life. Now I had a reason to work through my issues, and maybe, for once, settle down in a place for more than a few months.

We all laughed when Easton looked at Aaron and said, "Yup, it helped."

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Nancy

A loud commotion in the hallway halted all conversation in the room. Before I knew it, four men were between me and the door. I was tempted to roll my eyes when, a few seconds later, Lex walked through the door demanding, "Where is she?"

I guess I was hard to find with all four men standing in front of me.

"Right here," I hollered and waved my hand. Wes and Maverick moved out of the way, but Falcon and Arlo stayed right where they were. "It's okay, guys. Missy would never have let him in if Wes didn't vouch for him.”

Both team leaders turned to Wes, who gave them the okay nod, but it was still several long seconds before they stepped out of the way. I appreciated the fact that they were so willing to look out for me. They were the respected team leaders of Bravo and Charlie Team and took their jobs seriously.

Lex stepped farther into the room and came straight to me. "Why didn't you tell me about the note?"

I huffed and crossed my arms over my chest. "How, exactly, would you have liked me to do that when you stormed off last night with nothing but the clothes on your back?" It was then that I saw the red mark on his chin. I uncrossed my arms and grabbed it to get a better look. "Who the hell hit you?"

"Easton," Lex grumbled.

When both Wes and Maverick laughed, I spun on my heels and gave them a piece of my mind. "It's not funny. Why the hell would Easton do that?"

"I knew I sent the right man to knock some sense into you." Maverick continued to smirk.

"Good choice," Wes strangely added.

"Umm, no. Not a good choice. Look at what he did?"

Maverick mimicked my stance and crossed his own arms over his chest. "And if I had to guess, Easton is sporting similar marks."

"A cut lip and a bruise to the cheek, actually," Lex said from where he stood behind me. "Kati is going to be pissed, so I wouldn't brag too much about being the one who sent him.”

I whipped back around with wide eyes. "You hit your friend?"

Lex lifted his shoulder like it wasn’t a big deal. "He had it coming."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Thankfully, Wes started to speak and kept me from clunking Lex over the head. It was clear enough punches were thrown for one day.

"Glad you decided to show up. Here's the letter Nancy received." Wes walked past me and handed it to Lex.

"Was it delivered to her home?"

"No, here at the office," Maverick answered.

"So she didn't actually see it first."

"Ummm, hello." I waved my hand in front of Lex's face. "She is right here." I pointed to myself. "And yes, I did see it. Missy handed it to me when we were here the other day, but I gotdistracted, so it got shoved into my bag with all the other stuff. Luckily, I remembered to grab the bag while I was at the house today." I left out the part where I only saw it because the bag broke. That wasn't necessary information.

Lex looked over my head to Wes. "Mail carrier?"

"Not likely to remember," Wes answered. "He's a few months away from retirement, so he's just trying to get through each day. Postage shows it came from out of state."

"So that's a dead end."

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