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“Thanks,” they both said.
Then Eric wished them well and headed out after the rescue team, calling Peter on his way.
Kayla and Nate headed back down the trail. They had really gotten their exercise today. He figured they’d just play in the water, not go swimming laps to exercise. Running as wolves? That wasn’t exercise. It was just pure joy.
They paused for a break after an hour of hiking and then finished off the last hour and half back to their cabin.
“Quick shower and then time to have a very late lunch?” Nate asked, opening the door to the cabin.
“Yeah, I’ll make us some grilled ham and cheese sandwiches after we get cleaned up.”
They dumped their backpacks on the floor, put their walking sticks into the umbrella stand, and raced each other for the bathroom.
Then they were stripping off their clothes and jumping into the shower, quickly soaping up, rinsing off, and drying off, then putting on some clean clothes.
After they made lunch, they collapsed on the dining room chairs with big glasses of water and their sandwiches and pickles.
“I feel like we did enough activities today to make up for the whole week,” Kayla said.
He smiled at her. “We could skip swimming, just sit on the porch enjoying the beauty of the lake, drinks in hand. Then go running as wolves after dinner.”
“Nah. We have to at least get in the water. No swimming laps though. If we can’t drag ourselves out of bed in the morning, so be it.”
He chuckled. “Hey, do you want another sandwich?”
“Yeah, sure. They really hit the spot.”
He started making them another grilled ham and cheese sandwich while she served up more pickles and refilled their water glasses.
Then Peter called Nate’s cell phone. Nate put the call on speakerphone. “Hey, sorry to bother the two of you, but be sure if you see anyone that seems suspicious at all to give us a call. The murder happened so far away from your cabin that we don’t suspect the murderer would be running around where your cabin is. If anything, and he’s trying tofind the body, he would be nearer to the location of the body. Even so, he had a week to locate him and hide him or move him, so we suspect he won’t be out there.”
“Okay, thanks, Peter. We’ll certainly be contacting you if we see anyone who seems out of place,” Nate said. “Did you find any bullet casings?”
“No. Which either means the shooter took them with him when he left, we just haven’t found them, or he shot the man when he was in the river and the shell casings are underwater.”
“Okay, well, while we’re out hiking, if we come upon anything that looks like evidence, we’ll let you know.”
“Good. Thanks for all your help. You need to be working with us,” Peter said.
Nate smiled. Peter had said that often enough to him, but he loved being a PI and working with his sister in their own agency.
“Have you heard from my brothers or sister about the key card yet?” Kayla asked.
“Not yet. Roxie said she’s looking into it, and your brothers are scouring security videos to see if they can find anything unusual,” Peter said.
“Okay, that’s great.” Nate suspected Nicole was helping with the investigation. He sure wished he was too if he hadn’t been enjoying this special time with Kayla.
“Oh, and Eric called me to tell me about thenecklace. One of my deputies is picking it up from him and taking it to the Green Valley Police Department to see if it matches any of the stolen items from there or from the other heists in nearby towns. I had Eric interview the hikers about their whereabouts on the days of the robberies. Not that we really believed they had anything to do with the jobs, but since they had the necklace, most likely from a robbery, we have to be sure. Their alibis checked out.”
“Okay, that sounds good,” Nate said.
Then they finally ended the call, and Nate and Kayla went into the bedroom to change into their swimsuits.
“I was wondering—do you want to stay here at the cabin the rest of the week?” Nate asked. “There’s bound to be a flurry of activity while the sheriff’s department investigates the murder.”
“Yeah.” She reached out and took his hand in hers and squeezed his hand. “We’re here to enjoy being with each other. I’m having a wonderful time here with you at the cabin. This is like being on a honeymoon. I’m thrilled to be here despite what we found today. Just think, if we hadn’t been on the trail, that body may not have been found.”
“Okay. I feel the same way about being with you here. We could go to my place, but it just wouldn’t be the same.”
