The Retired Sheriff Lived Alone for Five Years… Until a Widow Opened a Bakery Next Door.

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Walter did not tell her she was overthinking it.

One Thursday, “You were the sheriff here, 23 years. Why did you stop?”

He looked at his coffee. “My wife died and I found I didn’t have the patience for it anymore.”

She refilled his coffee without asking. “My husband died 3 years ago, riding accident.”

“I know. Pete told me.”

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