A Kiss with Death (Sealed with A Kiss Book 1) by Frances Hoelsema

Author:Frances Hoelsema [Hoelsema, Frances]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2019-07-21T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

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t just after two in the afternoon on Sunday, Connor and Laura held hands as they slowly walked side by side downtown and out to the beach. The weather was pleasant, warm and sunny enough to go without jackets. Many people were out shopping local or eating at one of the few specialty restaurants.

After throwing his empty cup into the trash, Connor rubbed his stomach. “Wow, I’m stuffed.”

Laura briefly giggled. “Too much good eating.” She took another sip of her peach mango smoothie.

“I am definitely going to take you back there sometime.”

“Yeah? I’d like that. Although, I have to say I like the Mexican restaurant we went to a while back slightly better.”

“Which one? Tres Piñatas?”

“Yes, their cheese-stuffed chile relleno was so good.” Laura dragged out ‘so’ for emphasis.

Connor chuckled. His thumb rubbed the top of Laura’s. “Well, then I guess I’ll take you back there.”

Laura smiled.

The last store on their right was a bookstore. It was one Laura had frequented when trying to get ideas for her book club. As the two of them passed by, there was a calico cat sitting on a homemade cat tree. Its ears perked up and eyes enlarged when it saw them. It didn’t take its gaze off of them the whole time they were in its line of sight.

Laura jabbed Connor on the side to get him to look. “See! That’s the cat I told you about. Isn’t it cute?”

Connor looked. “Oh, yeah. Calicos are usually female cats, right?”

“I think so. Rarely is there a male.”

He pursed his lips. “Well, she is cute. She actually reminds me of a cat I had when I was younger.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah, I was…uh, six – no, wait…seven. We had two cats at the time. One was a calico like the one we just saw. The other was a gold and white Maine Coon.”

“Aww. They sound adorable.”

“They were.” Connor continued his story. “Anyway, we were all sitting around the TV, enjoying some movie. The calico was sitting on my lap, and after a while I had to get up to go to the bathroom. Well, the cat wouldn’t move. At first, I thought it was just being stubborn, but it was actually dead.”

Laura’s eyes bulged. “No! You poor thing!”

“Yeah, it, uh, wasn’t a good time for me.”

“I bet not. I’m so sorry.” She lay her head against his shoulder for comfort.

The two continued to walk on in silence.

Up ahead was a playground. There weren’t many kids using it, but the shouts of joy from fun and excitement wafted through the air. Laura watched as one of the children, a girl in a pink dress, was climbing the slide. She took one of the last sips of her smoothie, the slurping evoking a glance from her boyfriend.

“Was it good?” he asked.

“To the very last drop.” She broke free from his hand for a brief moment so she could drop her empty cup in the trash by the playground. Rejoining Connor, she noticed he was watching the children play. “Remember those days?”

Connor smiled.

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