A Deadly Brew by Lynn Cahoon

Author:Lynn Cahoon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2018-09-04T21:29:21+00:00

Chapter 5

Matt and Darla explained the plan they’d devised for the rest of the meals that weekend. Instead of going out, we decided to bring in a lunch/dinner combo of fried chicken from South Cove’s only restaurant. Darla called the order in and we all headed down to the water to relax for a while. On the beach I spread out a blanket and Darla handed me the extreme sunblock she used for her face. “Want some?”

I’d rather wear the thick Coke bottle glasses I wore in high school, but I didn’t say that. Instead, I shook my head. “No, thanks. I lathered on some before I came down. Besides, I’ve been needing to get outside. I don’t think I’ve had a beach day since the week after the fourth.”

Darla paled a little. “Those were some crazy times. I’m so glad Matt didn’t have problems over that whole thing.”

I was too. I’m not sure Darla knew how close Matt did come to having to explain his actions during that summer’s fiasco, but as my mom always said, all’s well that ends well. “Anyone who knows Matt wouldn’t believe he did something like that.”

“I know. But this relationship thing is scary some times. You just get used to having someone around and, bam, you might lose him.” Darla watched while Matt and Greg waded into the water’s edge. “You probably have guessed that this is my first real relationship. I think it might just turn into something.”

“I’m happy for you.” My gaze was on Greg. Man, did he have the shoulder action thing. The guy worked out and you could tell it. I was a lucky girl. Matt was shorter and a little pudgy around the middle. Justin looked like the college professor he was, lean and thin. And Jake, well he rivaled Greg in body build, but Jake was dark to Greg’s light hair and coloring. “The boys are having fun.”

Darla laughed as she stood up. “Men always find time for fun. Maybe we should take a page from their playbook.”

I thought about the dream of Maryanne and her child, but there wasn’t anything I could do on that until Monday when the city records department opened again. “Totally agree. Let’s go follow their lead.”

Justin and Jake were setting up a volleyball net and for the next few hours, all we did was play and laugh and splash in the ocean. Tired, I fell on the beach blanket and watched as the men played yet another round of volleyball. Esmeralda threw a towel down next to me and opened a bottle of water.

“Men can bond over the silliest things, can’t they?” Esmeralda looked younger with her hair pulled back with a headband and the shimmering blue one-piece suit she wore. Her legs were tan, which told me my neighbor spent a lot of time out on the beach or at least in her backyard.

“You’ve got that right.” I drew a house in the sand with my finger. “Jake seems nice. How long have you been dating?”

“We’re not in that kind of relationship.

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