11-Lipstick, a Long Iron and Lifeless by Cindy Bell

Author:Cindy Bell
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2014-08-04T00:00:00+00:00

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The drive home was a rough one. Bekki's mind kept flicking back to the look that Claire had given her when Claire said she had accused Janet of murdering Josh. When she pulled into the driveway she noticed Nick's car was already there. She unlocked the door quietly, assuming that he might be trying to catch a few hours of sleep. Instead, she found him preparing dinner for them in the kitchen.

“Hi, babe,” he called out as he pulled a pan of chicken out of the oven. “I was hoping you'd be home soon.”

“You didn't need to make dinner,” Bekki said apologetically. “You must be exhausted.”

“I'm not so much exhausted as I am frustrated,” Nick clarified as he sat the pan down on the top of the stove.

“I'm sorry I wasn't home earlier…” Bekki began.

“Oh no, not because of you,” Nick said quickly and then hugged her. “You're the only thing that makes sense to me right now.”

“Thanks?” Bekki asked with a raised eyebrow. “What's going on?”

Nick hesitated a moment as if he wasn't sure if he should discuss the case.

Bekki smiled faintly. “I'll tell you mine, if you tell me yours.”

“Hmm,” he narrowed his eyes slightly. “I don't think it would be wise of me to turn that down.”

“So, tell me what's going on?” Bekki asked.

Nick turned back to the chicken and began putting it on two plates for them, along with steamed broccoli and a side of pasta.

“Dave had motive, because it seems likely that Stacey was having an affair with Josh and he found out. Also, the murder weapon is obviously his,” he sighed as he carried the plates to the table. Bekki grabbed them some drinks and followed after him.

“But he's innocent,” Bekki pointed out.

“I'm not saying that,” Nick warned as he pulled out her chair for her. Bekki sat down, and Nick took the chair across from her. “I don't decide who is guilty or innocent, the evidence does.”

Bekki frowned. It was fairly clear that the evidence pointed directly to Dave. “This is delicious,” she said after taking a bite of the chicken. It was an attempt to diffuse the tension that was building between them.

“But there are a few little problems that are just bugging me,” he sighed.

“Like?” Bekki prompted him.

“Like, Dave had a prescription called in. If you're going to pretend to be sick, so that you can commit murder, would you really go so far as getting a prescription?” he shook his head slightly. “It would have to be very premeditated to think of that.”

“It would,” Bekki agreed and did her best not to voice her opinion. This was Nick's turn to share, and she wanted him to feel secure doing so.

“But the preliminary results of the autopsy confirm what I suspected and show that this was a crime of passion. The medical examiner said that from the force of the blow and the placement of it, it was a wild, desperate swing,” he shook his head and took a sip of his drink.

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