A Death in Texas (Heritage Book 1) by Stone Ciana

Author:Stone, Ciana [Stone, Ciana]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Published: 2019-02-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen – April 3rd, 2019

Cici opened the door to find Naomie smiling at her. It struck her, and not for the first time, how exotic Naomie was in appearance. Cici could easily imagine her dressed as a gypsy, dancing and seducing men who watched. It wasn’t hard to understand why her father was so attracted to Naomie.

“Well, are you going to invite me in?” Naomie asked.

“Sorry, yes. Come in, please.”

“Thanks.” Naomie parked her overnight bag in the foyer along with her oversized shoulder bag and gave Cici a hug. “How’re you doing?”

“I’m good.”

“Ha, is that like the redneck, I’m good thing?”

“I have no idea. What’s the redneck I’m good thing?” Cici asked as she led the way into the living area.

“You know, guys who do stupid things like ski off the roof of the house, end up in a tangle on the ground and raise an arm to yell I’m good.”

Cici snorted. “Oddly appropriate now that I think about it. Are you hungry?”

“Starved.”

“Well the food arrived five minutes ahead of you, so it’s still hot.”

“Then let’s dig in. What did you order?”

“The works. Come on.” Cici walked into the kitchen, calling out the menu. “Fattoush, baba ghanoush, tabbouleh, falafel, shish tawook and for dessert, umm ali and knafeh.”

“I’m impressed with your pronunciation. Most people massacre it.”

“If you order it enough you get the hang of it.”

“Code for you don’t date much.”

“Pardon?”

“That much garlic is rarely inspirational for being up close and personal.”

Cici laughed. “Busted.”

“Well, you’re not sailing in that boat alone girl.” Naomie looked around. “Do you have wine?”

“Do I have wine?” Cici pointed to the wine rack.

“Oooh, come to Mama,” Naomie cooed and selected a pinot grigio from the rack. “Glasses?”

“The cabinet to the left of the sink.” Cici got busy unloading the box of food and put all the containers in the center of the kitchen table.

Naomie opened the wine and took it and the glasses to the table as Cici brought plates, serving spoons and silverware. They sat, and Naomie poured the wine. She then lifted her glass. “Well, here’s to us, girl.”

“To us.” Cici touched the rim of her glass to Naomie’s then drank.

Once they’d eaten and refilled their glasses, they cleaned up and went into the living area. Cici lit the gas logs in the fire, and they got comfortable on the couch. “Okay,” Naomie set her glass aside. “Why am I here?”

“The situation with the pesticide in the water supply.”

“Why would that bring me here?”

“It wouldn’t. I’m just–” Cici was a bit hesitant to just blurt out her concerns. “Look, I guess I shouldn’t make it some big secret. I’ve been seeing Kal Burton.”

“Oh, and your family thinks he’s responsible for the contaminated water.”

“Yes.”

“Well, it was your investigators who came to that conclusion, so do you think they’re wrong?”

“I thought so. Then … okay damn, I’ve got to start at the beginning, and this is going to take a while.”

“I’ve got all night.”

“Okay, so it started on New Year’s Eve…”

An hour and a

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