A Murderous Misconception by Lorraine Bartlett & Gayle Leeson

Author:Lorraine Bartlett & Gayle Leeson [Bartlett, Lorraine & Leeson, Gayle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Polaris Press

Chapter 20

As if things weren’t going swimmingly enough already, Andy showed up at Katie’s door. Giving him an exaggerated blink, she asked, “What are you doing here?”

He held up a bag. “I figured you probably hadn’t taken time for lunch, so I brought you a calzone.” She’d opened her mouth to protest, but he hurried on. “And I brought the information you asked me to get from my staff.”

She nodded toward the vacant chair. “Fine.”

Andy entered the office, closed the door, and took a seat. He placed the bag in front of her. “I included plenty of napkins.”

“Thanks.” She had to force the word between her tightly clamped lips. Seeing Andy was the last thing she needed that day. But, admittedly, she wanted to know what he’d learned from his staff about Erikka. And she was hungry. She opened the bag and took out the calzone. After all, it didn’t deserve to be tossed in the garbage. It hadn’t cheated on her. “So, what did you find out?”

Suddenly remembering Ray’s warning about the listening devices, she quickly stood and said, “Wait! I can’t eat this yet. I didn’t power walk the Square this morning.”

“Can’t you do that after work?” Andy asked.

“I could. But I’d rather we do it now…together. It’ll be good for both of us.”

He gestured toward the calzone. “But your lunch will get cold.”

“If it does, I’ll pop it in the microwave when I get back,” she said. “You know, you burn more calories if you exercise prior to eating than you do if you try to burn those calories after.” She opened her desk drawer, placed her phone inside, and locked the desk. “See? I’m even leaving my phone here, so there will be no distractions. Want me to put yours in there, too?”

Looking at her as if she’d lost her mind, Andy said, “No. What if there’s an emergency?”

“We’ll be walking on the Square. Anyone who’d be looking for us in case of an emergency could simply look out and see us. But here.” She grabbed a notepad. “I’ll leave a note on the door.”

“If it’ll make you happy…” Andy handed over his phone, but his gaze remained puzzled.

Katie tried to hide her relief as she locked his phone in the desk drawer with hers. If the police were somehow listening in on her phone calls, they were likely listening in on Andy’s as well. Leaving her office and foregoing carrying their phones, they were less likely to have their conversation overheard. She wondered again if she should tell Andy the real reason she’d been adamant about leaving the office and the phones, but she could hear Ray in her head: Let Andy worry about Andy.

As they stepped onto the tarmac, Katie looked all around before taking a step. She spotted a black van parked near Nona’s quilt shop. Could it be a surveillance van?

“Why are you acting so weird?” Andy asked.

“Why shouldn’t I be?” she fired back. “Or have you forgotten what happened yesterday?” She jerked her head toward the door.

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