Chapter 200

A week later, Susan opened the door to the Saddle Creek sheriff's office. When Mitch peeked around the corner of his office doorway, his face lit up. Susan opened her arms, needing a hug from a familiar face at home. After the embrace, she said, "It's so good to see you, Mitch. I was so excited to get back here, I almost got my first ever speeding ticket."

"It's good to see you, too, Susan. Sorry about the ticket but it's for your own safety." Mitch smiled.

"And the cop reduced it to a warning since it was her first one ever," Lori interjected. "Suse, you have to tell the whole story. Good thing I was there with you or you'd still be bawling along the side of the road.

"Mitch, this loud-mouthed broad is my best friend since we were kids, Lori Witherite. we're ready to get back to work. Oh, Lori, this is Sheriff Mitch Rogers."

Lori and Mitch shook hands.

"Are you going to sell the diner or revive it?" Mitch stretched his arms above his head.

"We're going to make it better th