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dining room. He’s not as big as the blond brother, but he can look pretty menacing with those thick forearms and that scar across his cheek. The rude pig finally threw a hundred dollar bill on the table and they all left. The table looked like a tornado had swept across it.”
    “I’m sure Peggy has to put up with her share of rude customers, and at least they paid for it all.” Mimi returned to her office.
    Gerite waved the flyer in the air. “Those boys are pure trouble.”
    “Did you finish passing out the flyers?” I asked. Angel Beach always had a big dance and barbecue to welcome in the summer season.
    “You bet. I found the easiest thing to do was to put them on car windows. That way everyone can feel invited.”
    I raised an eyebrow. “Everyone?”
    “Man, if those guys show I won’t get a dance all night,” Zach said.
    Gertie’s hand flew to her mouth. “Oh my, you don’t think those awful boys will come?”
    “I doubt one of our town get-togethers would hold much appeal for them.”
    Gertie actually looked insulted. “And why not? We put on a pretty good shindig.”
    I smiled. “I don’t think they are the type of guys to attend a shindig. I think we’ll be safe for that evening at least.”
    Gertie folded up the flyer and slid it into the pocket of her dress. “Well, I should get home. Some of the girls are coming over to make centerpieces for the party.” She turned to leave.
    “Gertie,” I called to her.
    She stopped in the doorway and looked back.
    “The boys in the diner-- was the tall one with black spiky hair and earrings with them?”
    “I think so.”
    Her answer disappointed me far more than I’d expected it to. I was right then, Jamison was no different than his brother.
    Gertie turned to leave then spun back around. “Except he wasn’t all that tall and he wasn’t wearing earrings. Handsome boy, though. They kept calling him Matt.” She waved her hand in dismissal. “I could be wrong. My memory gets worse each day.” She walked out the back door.
    Zach hopped up off the stool. He smiled up at me. “Interesting.”
    “Oh, shut up, Zach.”
    I grabbed an apple from the kitchen table, walked out onto the back steps, and sat down. Riley came and sat next to me. The dog rested his head on my thigh, and I stroked his fur. It was hard to know for sure but it seemed that Jamison had not been a part of the diner bunch. I was absurdly glad about it. Of course, it really didn’t mean a thing. He might have been off doing his own horrid deeds.
    Mimi leaned her head out of the screen door. “It’s still a nice day. Why don’t you take a bike ride? If you ride out to the farm stand you could get some strawberries for tomorrow’s breakfast. Zach could go with you.”
    Zach walked out just then. “I’ve got to get home and help my mom with some stuff.” He pressed his hand against his stomach. “Besides, I think I had one spoonful too many of the icing.” He hopped down the steps, grabbed his bike, and rode off down the path.
    “A bike ride sounds like a good idea, Mimi. And strawberries sound good too.”

Chapter 8
    Jamison
    So far I wasn’t impressed with the waves at Angel Beach. I knew Reeve and the others would be home from terrorizing the local diner soon, so I decided to take a ride along the coastal highway to see what some of the less traveled beaches looked like.
    Reeve’s truck was parked outside the local bowling alley. Apparently his reign of terror was not going to end with just the diner today. I was glad to be away from him and his idiot friends. The highway was nearly deserted as I drove along it. Most of it ended on the ocean side with sheer cliffs that dropped down to rocky coves, which would make swimming and surfing impossible. There was plenty of wildlife enjoying the rocks and the lack of human intrusion.
    The farther I drove, the closer the highway dropped to sea level, and the wider the beach grew. I turned the jeep onto a large section of flat,