21 Death Takes a Letter by K.J. Emrick

Author:K.J. Emrick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: South Coast Publishing
Published: 2017-04-24T05:00:00+00:00

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The Misty Hollow Police Department was one of the oldest buildings in town, outside of some private homes. Now that the Town Hall had burned down and been replaced, and Helen’s bakery had burned down, the police station and the library were the only two remaining structures on Main Street that were still more or less their original selves.

Come to think of it, Darcy realized, there were an awful lot of fires in this town. A few of them hadn’t even been her fault.

The police station was just one story high with glass front doors that opened into the lobby where officers could talk to people through a plexiglass window. A locked door to the right of the service counter led from the lobby into the main area of the station where the officers and the detectives did their work. There was a back door that could only be accessed by the officers, too, but Darcy never used that entrance… unless she was trying to sneak in without being noticed.

She smiled to herself as she tapped the little metal bell at the service counter. Ah, memories.

The officer who came to the window was Kara Larabee. She was one of the newest hires at the office with just a few years working here. One of just three female officers, too. Her hair was in a tight braid that went down to the collar of her blue uniform. She was just that much over five feet tall but what she lacked in height she made up for by working just as hard—or harder—than some of the guys who’d been here for years.

Her severe police expression was erased by a smile when she saw Darcy. “Hey there! How’s our favorite expectant mother?”

“I’m good. Thanks for asking. Well, my feet hurt a little. And my back.”

Kara snorted a laugh. “Guess I know what I can look forward to when it’s my turn to get pregnant.”

“Oh?” That caught Darcy by surprise. “Are you and Shane talking about starting a family?”

“Heh. I have to convince the man to take me out to dinner most of the time. Starting a family with him…” She fiddled with a pen on her side of the counter. “That’s a long ways off.”

Shane Wagner was a wonderful man, a great officer here at the Misty Hollow Police Department, and a friend of Darcy’s. She knew Kara was right, though. If those two were ever going to get married and take those next steps, then it might just have to be Kara who took the lead.

“Anyway,” Kara said, “enough about me. Have you picked out names for the baby yet?”

“Er, no. I mean, I’ve been kicking around some names but I don’t have anything definite. We don’t even know the gender yet. The doctor’s appointment is next week for that. Jon and I are very excited.”

“You should be.” Kara reached under the counter to where Darcy knew the button was that would unlock the door to let her inside the office.

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