Aunt Bessie Finds (An Isle of Man Cozy Mystery Book 6) by Diana Xarissa

Author:Diana Xarissa [Xarissa, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-07-14T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

When she woke up the next morning with only a slight headache, Bessie decided that she’d been right the night before. If she started finding excuses to delay the move, she would never actually do it. After a quick breakfast of cereal and tea, she took a short walk on the beach. It felt different today, knowing it would be her last walk on this particular beach for a while.

The holiday cottages were, for the most part, still quiet, but Bessie saw a few lights on in a few windows. A small child was drawing a picture on the wall in one cottage and Bessie could only hope that he wasn’t using permanent markers. Thomas painted all of the flats every autumn, after the rental season; he wouldn’t want to have to do it mid-season as well.

Once she’d reached the stairs to Thie yn Traie, she turned around. On her way home, she spotted Spencer on his patio and she gave him a friendly wave.

“Oh, Bessie, it’s good to see you,” he called across the sand.

Bessie stopped as he was walking towards her. “Good morning, Spencer,” she said. “How are you this morning?”

“I’m wonderful,” he replied with a bright smile. “I was offered the perfect job yesterday. Not only is it in my field, doing what I love, but they’ve offered to pay some of the cost of moving me back to the island, as well.”

“Oh, Spencer, how wonderful,” Bessie said, delighted for the man.

“And I have you to thank for it,” Spencer continued. “One of the names you gave me, well, when I rang him, he gave me the lead on the job.”

“I’m glad I could help,” Bessie said.

“You were wonderful and I owe you a huge favour,” Spencer said. “What can I do for you?”

Bessie laughed. “I can’t imagine,” she said.

“I can,” Spencer grinned. “Do you need a ride anywhere today, for instance? I don’t have any plans for the day and I have my car full of petrol and ready to go.”

Bessie started to shake her head and then stopped. “I don’t want to impose,” she began.

“Oh, please, impose,” Spencer said with a laugh. “I owe you a lot. Not only did you help me find the perfect job, but, well, I met someone special as well.” He flushed and looked at the sand.

“Someone special? Do tell,” Bessie said.

“When I went to the interview for this job, she was there. She was actually interviewing for a different job at the same company. We were both really early, and we started talking about how we both always feel like we need to be early for things. Anyway, after I had my interview, I waited for her to come out of hers and we got a coffee. Her name is Beverly and she’s really sweet.”

“How wonderful for you,” Bessie said, feeling happy for Spencer and relieved for Doona. Bessie knew her friend had been feeling bad about dumping the extremely nice man, even though they weren’t well suited.

“As

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