A Case for the Cookie Baker by Candace Havens

Author:Candace Havens [Havens, Candace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9781954894280
Publisher: Tule Publishing Group, LLC
Published: 2021-05-12T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

I checked the security camera at the back door from my phone and Becky was there with a deputy. After unlocking it, I pushed the heavy door open.

“Hi, Ainsley, thanks for helping me pick out a gift for my friend,” Becky said quickly. “I know you guys are closed. I hope you don’t mind.”

She blinked back tears. She didn’t want the deputy to know why she was really here.

“Not at all. We just closed up, so you have the whole store to yourself.”

“Thank you,” she said as she stepped in.

“Deputy Carter, you are welcome to come inside and wait in the break room,” I offered.

He glanced from me to the young girl. “If it’s okay with you, I’d like to run to the Dairy Queen and pick up some lunch. With all the excitement today there wasn’t time. That is if you’ll promise to lock up after I leave.”

“Of course,” I said.

“Becky, would you like something from the DQ?” the officer asked.

“I’m good for now, but thank you,” she said sweetly, but I noticed she didn’t turn around. Poor thing was barely keeping it together. Had she seen the killer and remembered everything?

He left and I locked the door as promised.

“Why don’t you come sit down in the break room and tell me what’s going on,” I said. “I have coffee and tea, if you want some.”

Tears fell on her cheeks and my heart ached for her.

“Hey, you’re safe. We’ll figure it out whatever it is.”

“Sorry,” she said, on a sob.

“It’s all right. I promise I will help you no matter what is going on. We’re friends. I’d do anything for you. Hold on and let me grab some tissues.” I seemed to be doing that a lot lately.

When I came back, she had her head down on her arms.

“Here you go.” I handed them to her.

“Thanks.” She wiped her sweet face.

“Pull off the Band-Aid and tell me what happened. Did you see someone who reminded you of that night?”

“I keep having flashes and I feel something heavy in my hands,” Becky said in a sob. “I wonder if I feel so miserable because part of my brain knows I killed Lizzie’s friend. Maybe, I even hurt Mrs. Whedon because I couldn’t tell the good from the bad. I started to turn myself in to the deputy, but then—I just wanted to talk to you about it. You’re smart at this kind of stuff. I overheard Shannon telling Lizzie that you’re a really good investigator.”

I smiled and patted her hand. “I’ll have to tell Shannon thanks for that.” Of course, knowing her and the rest of the gang, they were listening from the top of the stairs. There was nothing I could do about that now.

“Tell me why you think you could have done it, and I’ll explain why I don’t think you did.”

Her brows came together in surprise. “You don’t?”

“Nope. But you explain to me what these flashes are. Try closing your eyes again and piece together those moments.

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