Started it off suckishly. I apologize for the fail.
No Haven owning still. :(
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Audrey was a little worried when she approached Duke's boat; he was usually out on the deck, loading some illegal propaganda or another, addressing her with his usual 'Agent-Officer Parker' when he spotted her.
Hand hovering over her gun (hey, she never knew), she walked cautiously, until she saw Duke emerge from inside.
"Why hello, Audrey Parker. What do I owe the extra pleasure?"
"You can thank Allison. I'm here to talk to her."
Duke put a hand over his heart and feigned hurt. "Well, that hurts my self-esteem."
Audrey rolled her eyes.
"She's in there," Duke said, and nodded his head to the door that led inside the boat.
Audrey found Allison cross-legged on Duke's bed, wrapped up in one of his larger sweatshirts, hunched over a photo album.
"Hi Audrey," she said without even looking up, and pulled a single picture out of its slot. "I have a hunch you're here about Lucy."
"How'd you know?"
"Let's call it intuition."
A flash of silver caught Audrey's eye when the bed shifted as Allison stood up.
"Augusta PD," she said, registering the look on Audrey's face. "I don't do what Duke does anymore."
She held the picture out, and Audrey took it. "Something look familiar?"
The black-and-white photograph (circa about the time the Colorado Kid article was written) showed the mirror images of herself and Allison, arm-in-arm, the only picture Audrey had seen Lucy smiling. A broad, genuinely happy smile at that.
"Where'd you get this?"
She patted the leather bound photo album. "This little baby right here."
Oh, good. She has Duke's sense of humor.
"Listen, Audrey, nothing in this family is normal. But that's because in Haven, nothing is normal. As you've probably figured by now. I don't know how long you've been back, but if my memory serves me well, you should get out of here. Sooner, rather than later."
Sliding her sunglasses on, she tucked the photo album along with an actual book under her arm.
"What's the book?"
"I've got a long list of ancient, ridiculous attempts of removing a person's Trouble. My grandmother was heavy on folklore. But, I actually have found one that works effectively. However temporarily." She flicked the back of the photo Audrey held. "You keep that. It'll probably become fairly important to you."
"I…uh…thank you."
Allison smiled. "You have a good day Audrey Parker."
