“Translation, he speeds a lot. And parks wherever he wants to. And is often drunk in public. Armie gets lazy, but Deputy Roxie takes a hard line on all things.” Jean-Claude shook his head. “You’ve got your hands full with that one. She’s very interested in building codes and making sure everyone follows the rules at all times. I have no idea what Armie was thinking.”

Armie had probably been thinking that bringing in a woman who didn’t have ties to every single person in the community would make life easier on him. More than once he’d caught Armie trying to arrest his momma for her con games only to find her yelling that he couldn’t arrest her because she’d changed his smelly pants when he was a baby.

“You’re on your own with the deputy.” He sat back, already falling into the old rhythms. The bar didn’t open until noon. The bait shop opened at seven, but no one ever actually went down there until the bell rang letting them know someone was waiting. It made for some nice lazy mornings. “Either of you know what’s up with Josette? We’ve been happily divorced for years and suddenly she’s interested in talking again? What happened to the horny professor?”

“The horny professor also turned out to be the married professor,” Zep replied between bites of his chocolate donut.

“And wasn’t Josie surprised when he wouldn’t leave his wealthy wife for her,” Jean-Claude finished. “She tried for about a year after your divorce came through. Apparently a quarter of a wharf wasn’t enough to entice him away from his wife.”

“And that has what to do with me?” He’d been shocked when she’d called, but let it go. The fact that she seemed to be trying to get him alone didn’t make a lick of sense. They’d said everything they needed to. And then, of course, Lisa had a few rough words for his former bride. Most of them four-letter words, but she’d been creative, too. “I haven’t seen Josie since I left town.”

Zep shrugged. “I heard she had a rough time the last few years.”

Remy didn’t understand. “How could it have been all that hard? She walked away from me with two hundred thousand dollars in her pocket. I had to spend most of my cash paying off her bills. By the time I was done, I had next to nothing.”