Annie's Neighborhood (Harlequin Heartwarming)
“Koot Talmage rushed to meet them. “Hey, Sky, I didn’t expect you today. I thought you’d be halfway to horse country by now.”
“The zoo doesn’t open until ten. We have new business.” Sky turned to Annie and Deshawn. “You two sit down out here.” He indicated a few chairs scattered about a narrow entry. “Deshawn, phone your mother. If she can’t come to the station, tell her someone will bring you safely home.” Sky pointed to an old-fashioned wall phone.
A much-subdued boy wearing a hangdog ...expression walked over to the phone, his shoulders slumped.
Sky beckoned Koot into his office and shut the door.
Through the glass beside the door, Annie watched both men talking and gesturing. Neither sat, but since she couldn’t hear them, she studied the small but serviceable police station. A short hall to her left led to three barred cells, all vacant. In a second office about the size of Sky’s a woman wearing headphones sat behind a large monitor.MoreLess
“The zoo doesn’t open until ten. We have new business.” Sky turned to Annie and Deshawn. “You two sit down out here.” He indicated a few chairs scattered about a narrow entry. “Deshawn, phone your mother. If she can’t come to the station, tell her someone will bring you safely home.” Sky pointed to an old-fashioned wall phone.
A much-subdued boy wearing a hangdog ...expression walked over to the phone, his shoulders slumped.
Sky beckoned Koot into his office and shut the door.
Through the glass beside the door, Annie watched both men talking and gesturing. Neither sat, but since she couldn’t hear them, she studied the small but serviceable police station. A short hall to her left led to three barred cells, all vacant. In a second office about the size of Sky’s a woman wearing headphones sat behind a large monitor.MoreLess
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