A Buried Body and Barkery Bites by Aleksa Baxter

Author:Aleksa Baxter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aleksa Baxter

I arrived at Matt's at exactly 6:25. I was still a little early, but not near as early as I'd been before I drove around the block twice. Fancy was thoroughly confused by that, let me tell you, but I didn't want to be rude and show up twenty minutes early like I would have otherwise.

That's a constant struggle for me. I don't like being late so I'm generally too early and then have to find some way to kill that extra ten or fifteen minutes until I can be acceptably early. When I'm anywhere near a bookstore that causes problems. I figure I can sneak in for a just a few minutes and maybe grab a new title to read, but then I get distracted and all of a sudden I go from being twenty-five minutes early to five minutes late. I swear, bookstores are my kryptonite.

But fortunately there were none anywhere near Matt's house (or in the entire county) so I'd just driven around the block until I could arrive early but not so early I accidentally caught him in the shower.

Matt's place was a converted mobile home on the outskirts of town. It looked just like any single-story home to the uninitiated, but I happened to know its history from a few things Matt had said. His parents had brought it to the valley and placed it on a plot of land and then his father had expanded it by building on two more rooms and an extra bathroom.

It wasn't pretty—tan with dark brown trim—but it was well-maintained and on a decent-sized plot. There was even a fenced yard out back. And the view of the mountains was to die for, especially with the sun setting. I paused next to the van to take it in, reminding myself that it was these little moments in life that made the rest of it worthwhile.

Fancy lay down at my feet. I swear, her life philosophy is "why stand when you can lie down."

Jack came out the front door and gave me a funny look as he ran his fingers through his hair, expertly messing it up into that bad boy chic look that fit him so well.

I took a moment to admire his beauty, too, knowing he wouldn't mind or find it strange the way Matt probably would if I ever looked at him that way.

"Maggie May." He winked and looked me over in turn. "No overnight bag? Does that mean there's still hope for me yet?"

"Not a chance."

"Your heart beats only for Matt, huh?" He stepped a little too close and I could smell his sexy aftershave and see that devilish look in his eye. "Such a shame. We could've had fun."

I shivered a bit, but all I said was, "Doubt it. I'm a real buzzkill you know. Frigid even."

"Mmm. I could fix that." He reached out to touch my arm, but I stepped around him, Fancy scrambling to join me.

"No need. But thanks for the offer." I waved goodbye as I moved towards the front door.

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