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country. The feedback they get tells them how to make the products better.”
    Hannah remembered the security cameras that Mike had been testing. “Did Tachyon make the security cameras that Mike was testing for the department?”
    â€œYes. They make all sorts of things for home and office security. Bill brought home one of their touchpad locks, but that didn’t work out for us.”
    â€œWhy not?”
    â€œPeanut butter gums up the whole thing and there’s no good way to clean it out. Bill put that in his notes.
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He was in charge of compiling all the reports from the Minnesota law enforcement agencies and transmitting them to Tachyon. They were so impressed with his suggestions they called him up to offer him the job.”
    â€œHe didn’t accept, did he?”
    â€œNo, but he hasn’t turned them down yet, either.” Andrea’s eyes began to glisten and she blinked back fresh tears. “I know it’s a great opportunity, but I don’t want to move!”
    She’d finally struck pay dirt with her questions! Hannah came close to shouting
Eureka!
but she managed to restrain herself. Instead, she posed a question. “Why would you have to move if Bill takes the job with Tachyon?”
    â€œBecause they want him to work at headquarters, andTachyon headquarters is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I don’t want to move away when my whole family is here in Lake Eden!”
    â€œOf course you don’t.” Hannah reached out to pat her sister’s hand.
    â€œAnd … and besides, they’ve got crocodiles in Florida!”
    â€œAlligators, not crocodiles,” Hannah corrected her.
    â€œWhatever. They’re slimy green things with big teeth, and sometimes they even knock on the door. I saw that on the news. A woman went to answer the door and when she opened it, there was a big crocodile!”
    â€œAlligator. I saw that, too.”
    â€œThen you can understand how I feel. What if Tracey answered the door. Or Bethie. She can turn the knob now, and Grandma McCann can’t kept an eye on her every minute of the day. If we moved to Florida, Bethie could end up being some crocodile’s dinner!”
    â€œTake it easy, Andrea.” Hannah didn’t bother making the alligator correction a third time. It didn’t really matter what Andrea called the carnivorous swamp dweller. It was still scary, and Hannah could understand why Andrea was upset.
    â€œYou understand, don’t you?” Andrea paused to take a deep breath. “I don’t want to move. I just know I’d hate it there. But at the same time this could be a big career move for Bill, and I don’t want to stand in his way.”
    â€œI understand perfectly,” Hannah said, wondering what she’d do if she were faced with a similar dilemma. Andrea was caught between husband and family, torn between her duty and her desire. Hannah hadn’t thought it could ever happen, but it made her own dilemma of trying to choose between the two men she loved seem practically trivial in comparison.
CHOCOLATE SUGAR COOKIES
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees F., rack in the middle position.
    2 cups melted butter (4 sticks, one pound)
    4 one-ounce squares semi-sweet chocolate (I used Baker’s) 2 cups powdered sugar (not sifted)
    1 cup white sugar
    2 eggs
    2 teaspoons vanilla
    1 teaspoon orange zest (optional)
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1 teaspoon cream of tartar (critical!)
    1 teaspoon salt
    4¼cups flour (not sifted)
    Â½ cup white sugar in a small bowl (for later)
    Melt the butter and chocolate squares in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, or in the microwave. (I melted mine in a quart measuring cup in the microwave on HIGH for 3 minutes.) Once the butter and chocolate are melted, stir them smooth, transfer them to a large mixing bowl, and add the powdered and white sugars. Stir thoroughly and set the mixture aside to