He looked surprisingly comfortable managing it, and Elise giggled at the way it seemed to fit him. “What’s so funny?” he asked. “Nothing.” She felt heat rise in her face as she imagined Josh with a load full of kids in tow. It was a nice image and surprisingly one that appealed to her. She sipped her coffee that was now cold and tried to focus on the matter at hand—watching Larkin. His house lights were on and they could see him inside through the front window sitting in his recliner watching television. Nothing out of the ordinary. But she knew from experience that things weren’t always what they seemed. Elise leaned over, examining the one-story home. Like most of his neighbors, Larkin had strung Christmas lights on the house and set out lawn ornaments, but it was the layout of the house that captured Elise’s attention. There wasn’t much room for someone to keep a young girl against her will without alerting the neighborhood.
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