Beauty In Death by D. E. Dennis

Author:D. E. Dennis [Dennis, D. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: D.E. Dennis
Published: 2019-04-26T22:00:00+00:00

IT WAS A QUICK CALL to Mary that informed them that neither one was at home. The three of them were together in one place.

Beauty Cadal’s apartment.

Monica slammed the car door shut and looked over the hood at Michael. “I don’t envy their job. Having to pack up Beauty’s belongings, because the Cadals can’t face it.”

“Me either.”

They climbed the stairs and knocked on the door. Donna opened the door a few seconds later. She was wearing blue jeans, a blue blouse, and a blue apron.

“Hello,” she said, beaming away. “Mary told us you were coming by to talk to us again. How can we help you?”

The smell of homemade chocolate chip cookies wafted out of the apartment and Michael remarked on it.

“You’re baking?”

She stepped to the side to let them through.

“Yes,” she answered. “We have been here for most of the morning and it’s almost lunchtime. Would you like me to make you something as well?”

Michael smiled at Beauty’s former cook then shook his head. “Thank you, but we’re fine.”

“Speak for yourself.” Monica snorted. “I would love to try whatever you’re baking, Ms. Donna. It smells lovely.”

Donna giggled. “They’re my own recipe. Chocolate butterscotch cookies. You sit down, and I’ll get you a couple with a nice, cold cup of milk.”

She hurried away and Michael turned to his sister. “Really?”

“What? I’m hungry.”

They stepped into the living room to find Mary and Dora poring over cardboard boxes, a half-dozen items wrapped in newspaper were at their feet.

“Hello, ladies,” Michael said with a wave. “I hope you don’t mind us interrupting to ask you a few questions.”

“No problem at all,” said the woman in a pink cardigan and pink pants. Mary placed a wrapped bowl on the floor and cleared away newspaper and packing tape to make space on the couch. “We would take any excuse for a break.”

Dora dusted off her hands and joined them. “So what would you like to talk to us about, Mister...?”

“Michael,” he supplied, “and this is my sister, Monica.”

“Oh, a family operation,” Mary said. “How sweet. Us too.”

“You three are all related?” Monica asked.

“Donna is my sister,” Mary explained, “and Dora might as well be my sister.”

“Does it ever get tough working with family?” Monica asked. “I know it does for me.” She bumped Michael’s shoulder.

Michael clutched his chest. “That hurts, baby sister. That really hurts.”

Dora and Mary laughed.

“No, you two are adorable,” Dora said. “I’m sure you get along just fine. Just like the three of us do. Family is everything.”

“Speaking of family,” Monica said, steering the conversation to the point. “I can’t imagine what the Cadals are going through, after losing their child.”

“Such a tragedy.” Mary tsked. “I have never seen such devoted parents. Beauty was their entire world.”

“So Beauty had a good relationship with them?”

Mary lifted her shoulders. “They loved her to bits.”

“But, what about Beauty?” Michael pressed. “How did she feel about her parents?”

“One shouldn’t gossip,” she said firmly, but all the same, she lowered her voice and leaned in. “But in my opinion, Beauty did not appreciate what she had in them.

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