Once the coast guard had officially called off the search for George Jordan, most of the reporters had quickly left. There were still several camped out in Edgeview Hospital, waiting for news of Iian who had yet to wake. Robert had found some time to hire two deputies. One was a young cop from Edgeview and another an older gentlemen from another small town half an hour away. Both had experience in law enforcement. He settled into his paperwork and his job and felt like everything was finally slipping into a pattern. There had been quite a few parties around town lately to keep him busy. It seemed the high school kids had decided to have a week long party that hopped from house to house. He didn’t mind staying busy, since it had kept his mind occupied through the week. He didn’t know why, but he was actually nervous for this date. He’d dated plenty over the years, but had never been in a steady relationship. It seemed every time he started getting serious, he ended up pulling out of the relationship.
