3 Bodies and a Biscotti (A Lexy Baker Bakery Cozy Mystery) by Dobbs Leighann

Author:Dobbs, Leighann [Dobbs, Leighann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-04-01T05:00:00+00:00

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Lexy’s heart jerked in her chest when she saw Jack.

“What are you doing here?” They both said at the same time.

Jack looked down at her. “You go first.”

“I was just visiting Nans,” Lexy said innocently.

“Me too.”

Lexy narrowed her eyes. Jack and Nans were good friends, even before she met him. The house Lexy lived in now had been Nans so Jack and Nans were neighbors for many years. Nans and the Ladies Detective Club also helped Jack out on cases occasionally, but she didn’t realize Jack usually just popped over to visit Nans in the middle of the day.

“Did you get my text?” Lexy’s heart melted at the puppy dog look on Jack’s face.

“I just got it,” she said, not wanting him to think she had ignored him.

“Oh, well what about it?”

Lexy chewed her bottom lip. Maybe she had overreacted a little bit the other night. Jack was standing close to her, he looked good and she was starting to get all tingly. Having dinner with him seemed like a great idea. Not only that, but she really just wanted Jack to get out of the way so she could go talk to Sam.

“OK.”

“How about steaks on the grill?” Lexy’s mouth started to water. Jack cooked a mean steak.

“Sounds good. So, are you here about a new case or something?”

Jack shifted his feet and cast a glance at Nans. Lexy turned and looked between the two of them. What was going on?

“You could say that.” She noticed the gleam in Jack’s eye, which made her even more suspicious.

“Oh, well I want to hear about it.”

“Sorry sweetie, this one is just for Nans.” Jack stepped to the side unblocking the door. “Were you going somewhere?”

Lexy felt her stomach clench. She didn’t want to tell Jack where she was going. He’d probably tell her not to get involved which would start the fight all over again. Lexy was tired of fighting.

“I was just leaving. I have a bakery to run, you know,” Lexy said, feeling her eye start to twitch.

“OK, see you tonight?” Jack seemed just as anxious for her to leave as she was.

Lexy backed down the hall. “Yep, see you then.” She turned and made a big show of walking towards the door to the parking lot.

As soon as she got out of sight, she backtracked toward the hallway that led to the nursing care section.

Lexy was sauntering between the rooms, trying to look like she belonged when she spied Sam inside what looked like a storage room. She tapped on the partially open door. Sam whirled around knocking over some pill bottles in the process.

“Sorry, I saw you in here and thought I’d say hi,” Lexy smiled sheepishly.

“Hi, How are you?” Sam said. Lexy noticed her face was flushed and her hands fluttered nervously at her sides. Did she startle her that much?

“I’m great. Boy, Cassie’s dress sure was a stunner, wasn’t it?”

“Yeah. Did you get yours to fit?”

Lexy felt her cheeks grown warm. “Yes, it looked great … I think those sizes run small,” she added quietly.

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