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looked around the café. Most of the lunch
crowd had already left. There were four empty tables, so she chose
the one closest to the window.
    “You’ll be fine, ” Emily said as she joined Kate. “Logan knows how
much the fashion show means for Kaylee.”
    Kate put her hands on her lap, then leaned them against the table. “What
type of reporter is he?”
    Emily looked confused for a moment, then
smiled. “You mean, is he the social editor, the sports editor, or
an investigative journalist?”
    Kate nodded.
    “He seems to do a bit of everything. He wrote
a really good review about the café when Tess first opened. The
following week he started writing a regular column about small
businesses in Bozeman.” She squeezed Kate’s hand and smiled.
“You’ve got nothing to worry about.”
    Kate wasn’t so sure. The doorbell tinkled and
a man in his mid-thirties walked
into the café.
    Emily stood up and smiled. “Hi, Logan. This
is Kate.”
    Kate stood and shook his hand. “Nice to meet
you, Logan.”
    Logan’s brown eyes crinkled at the edges.
“I’ve heard a lot about you. Kaylee must have been excited when she
met you?”
    “I felt the same way.” Kate took a deep
breath and sat down.
    “I’ll leave you to your interview, but first
I’ll get you a drink,” Emily said. “Would you like a coffee, Logan?”
    “Sounds good. Thick and black with
sugar.”
    “Kate?”
    “No coffee for me, but a glass of water would
be great.”
    Emily stood at the counter waiting for Tess
to make Logan’s coffee. Kate settled down for the interview. She’d
focus on Logan’s questions, answer what he asked and leave the rest
alone. God knew what trouble she’d get herself into if he found out
about her past.
    Logan pulled a notebook and digital recorder
out of his satchel. “Do you mind if I record our interview? It
makes it easier when I’m writing the story.”
    Kate shook her head. “I don't mind.”
    Logan smiled. “How did you find out Kaylee
had HLH?”
    “My father called me.” Logan waited for her
to continue. “I was living in San Diego.”
    “Had you heard of HLH before your dad
contacted you?”
    Kate tried to keep her face blank, not to
give away what was going through her head. “Yes, but I didn't know
very much. The doctors at Sharp Memorial Hospital explained more
about the disease when I went in to see them.”
    Logan scribbled a few notes and Kate took a
deep breath. She was walking on the thin side of honesty and it
wasn’t a good feeling.
    “Tell me about you. What were you doing in
San Diego?”
    Kate told him about her job at the beauty
salon. His eyes didn’t glaze over, so she figured she hadn’t bored
him too much. The interview continued and Kate relaxed, but not
enough to start babbling. Not enough to harm her family or herself.
She’d promised Anna she’d do the interview and she was determined
get through it. She just hoped Logan took her answers at face value
and didn’t look too deeply into her past.
     
    ***
    Dan cruised along Main Street after his visit
with Kaylee. It was Wednesday and even though Kaylee was doing okay
he felt restless, too strung out to go home.
    He slowed down as he passed The Beauty Box.
He’d seen Kate on Monday night when he’d invited himself out to Anna and Tom’s ranch for dinner.
She’d told him her first afternoon at the salon had been busy. One
of the beauticians had called in sick and the rest of the staff had
juggled appointments all day.
    He figured it was about time he called into
Loretta’s salon to see how Kate was fitting in. He parked down the
road in case someone he knew drove past and saw his truck. If
anyone at work found out he was keeping an eye on Kate, they’d
think he’d gone crazy. Maybe even arrest him for stalking just for
the hell of it.
    He opened the front door, not sure what to
expect from the powder puff pink interior. A dozen women turned and
stared at him, wondering what the hell the Deputy Chief of Police
was doing