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amused look. “You make it sound like a crime.”
    “It should be! I picked up all of the other ingredients from the store, but figured you would at least have the basics. We need to start cooking here more. D o you know how much weight I’ve gained with all of our takeout dinners?”
    “No, but I’m sure you’re about to tell me,” he teased.
    “It’s not funny! I’m already planning to do a fast as it is.”
    “A fast?”
    She shrugged her shoulders and turned back towards the range to give the pasta a stir. “A pparently you eat nothing but maple syrup and cayenne pepper for a few days and lose like ten pounds.”
    “That sounds disgusting. You better no t do that or I’ll be mad at you, ” he warned.
    Jared came up from behind her and pulled her towards him. While still holding the wooden spoon, she ended up sitting on his lap as he returned to his chair at the kitchen table. He nuzzled her neck. “I like you just the way you are. You look particularly cute in that apron. ” Over her tank top and shorts, she was wearing her mother’s ‘Shitake Happens’ apron.
    Her grin was unabashed. “ You’re not so bad yourself.” Kate gestured to the laptop that sat in front of him. “What are you working on?”
    “Just a report for work.”
    “What’s the case? Maybe I can use my psychic skills to help?” she asked hopefully.
    “No, I’m good, but thanks for the offer.”
    “Jared, you really should be taking advantage of the fact that you’re dating a psychic. You could be , like , the head of the department! ” She threw up her arms for emphasis. “ I could be your own personal Cliffs Notes— give you all of the answers without you having to do any of the grunt work.”
    “Having a child kidnapped was not a normal thing to happen in Franklin ,” Jared emphasized. “ If something like that happens again, I promise you’ll be the first person I call for help. The fact is , most of my cases aren’t that important,” he said lightly.
    Pu lling her eyebrows together, Kate said in a shocked voice, “What a mean thing to say! I’m sure the victims feel that their case is important!” She pulled the laptop closer and began reading his report. “Mr. Melville must really need ...” she trailed off before finishing, “ to find out who wrote those bad checks . Ok , maybe that’s not exactly a life or death situation.”
    “Welcome to the glamorous life of a small town police detective,” he said wryly.
    Hoping off his lap, Kate hurried over to the stovetop and gave the sauce a quick stir. She hoped the butter and oregano she substituted would still keep her mom’s recipe delicious. Peeking over her shoulder at him, she gave him a long look. “Hey, are you able to get self defense stuff from the department?”
    An eyebrow shot up as he asked her inquisitively, “What type of self defense stuff?”
    “Brass knuckles? Mace? A stun gun?”
    Jared’s tone was weary. “Do I even want to know why you’re asking me that?”
    “There was this weird guy at the college watching me . I thought I should carry around something to protect myself,” she explained.
    Taking th e boiling pot off the stove, Kate decided to bite her tongue when she realized he didn’t have a colander either. So annoying, she thought, and vowed to forward on any hospital bills if she developed second degree burns from using a p late to drain the pasta.
    When Jared didn’t answer, she turned to face him. Instead of the concern she expected written all over his face, he looked rather undisturbed. “Don’t you think I should be worried?”
    “Not overly. ” He continued quickly, “You’re a beautiful girl , Kate. I’m not surpris ed somebody was staring at you . But if you’re nervous, I’ll get you a can of pepper spray you can carry in your purse. It’s probably a good idea anyway, if you’re walking alone in the parking lot,” he explained. She didn’t respond because she couldn’t put into words what about