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"Hey! You guys made it!" The bellow of a new voice overpowered the conversation.

"Ian, good to see you, man! Thanks for the invite."

Niall was bear-hugging the owner of the house. Ian was one of those never-met-a-stranger people. He contracted his services as a stage lighting engineer and worked three months on, three months off. His gregarious personality lent itself to making fast friends while on the road.

"I see you've all met our Jilly-bean. She's just back from a trek to her Irish homeland. This is Cameron and Lindsay. Come on around back, we've got a fire going, plus drinks and some food, if you're hungry.

"Ian, I'll be back, just need to run to the truck." Jill was already walking away, hubcap in hand.

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Author's Note
So here we are at part 25 already! I really hope you are enjoying this short installment approach. I think of THE CHASE as an electronic graphic one shot. LOL! I'd be ever so grateful if you would tap that star and drop a comment. Thank you for reading!
Em/dirtyyarn