A Draining Murder: A Psychic Cleaner Cozy Mystery by S.E. Babin
Author:S.E. Babin [Babin, S.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-22T16:00:00+00:00
Romanâs eyebrows lifted at the enormous bowl of cookies ân cream ice cream in front of me, but to his credit, he didnât utter a word. Instead, he pulled the carton toward him, grabbed a spoon and sat opposite me.
âYou saw him?â he guessed.
âIâm a fool,â I answered.
âNo,â he said quietly. âFor what itâs worth, Iâm sorry.â
I reached over and shoved my spoon into the carton. âYou didnât have anything to do with it.â Out of all of it, this was the thing that surprised me the most. Heâd been willing to let me vilify him.
Our eyes met. âHow long were you standing there?â
âNot long.â I grimaced. âLong enough to realize Ryan meant to do it and never cared about me the way I cared about him.â
Roman shook his head. âI donât know that Iâd go that far.â
âWouldnât you? He saw me as a job the entire time. Even whenâ¦â Tears sprang to my eyes, and I swallowed hard.
Roman took another bite and chewed thoughtfully. âThis job isnât easy.â His eyes crinkled at the edges. âAnd sometimes we make mistakes.â He waved his spoon at me. âLike holding you hostage in your room. Not my finest work.â
I rolled my eyes at him.
âAnd sometimes our job mixes with our personal life. Did Ryan take it way too far?â He nodded. âDo I think he meant it to happen the way it did?â Roman shook his head. âI think he cares for you.â
âBut he cares about the job more.â
Roman didnât refute my statement.
âAre you married?â I asked out of the blue.
He choked on a bite of his ice cream. âGoodness no.â His eyes twinkled merrily. âI mean, I locked you in a room for your own safety and half starved you because of your stubbornness. Sorry about that too, by the way. Lori didnât tell me youâd refused to eat anything she sent after that.â His smile was sheepish, but regret haunted his eyes. âAnyway, I donât think Iâd be a good husband.â
âMmmm,â I said.
He laughed. âIt sounds like you agree.â
âNo one is prepared for marriage, and I donât think anyone can predict how a relationship will go. I got married thinking the world was my oyster, but it ended with me taking everything I could pack in my vehicle and hitting the road, going from town to town in hopes he wouldnât find me.â
Romanâs eyes darkened. âIâm sorry for that too.â
I waved my spoon at him. âThat was all before your time, though you have apologized to me quite a bit today. Everything alright?â
He sighed and pushed the carton toward me. âMy investigation into Sarahâs death hasnât been fruitful. Everyone is on edge.â
âThe police donât have anything?â
âCause of death via strangulation. Thatâs it. No other physical evidence. No motive.â He ran a hand over his face. âThe staff havenât been all that open to questioning.â
My eyebrows lifted. âWhy not?â Something he said tickled the back of my mind. Strangulation seemed odd. Didn't someone else mention a heart attack? Lori. That's who said she'd overheard the police talking.
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