Body in the Book Drop: A Cat Latimer Cozy Mystery Novella by Lynn Cahoon

Author:Lynn Cahoon [Cahoon, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-27T16:00:00+00:00

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The good thing about having an early Friday class to teach was half the time, the students were typically either mentally or physically already off for the weekend. Cat estimated about half the class was here for her Friday lecture. She’d even tried doing pop quizzes on Friday, but then she had to do makeups after the missing students all somehow got doctors’ notes for missing the class. Even those she’d see at the bar later that night. Covington was special. She just had to accept it. She finished her lecture, gave out the homework assignment for Monday and let the class out fifteen minutes early, after making sure no one had questions or wanted a discussion.

She needed to get to her office and get it cleaned up. She didn’t keep anything of monetary value there, besides the books. Throwing away a damaged book was painful, even though she knew she could usually replace it. It was the idea of losing something she’d spent time with.

Stephanie met her at the door as soon as she walked through the hallway. “Oh, Cat, I’m so sorry about the break in. I heard as soon as I arrived this morning. Did they take anything?”

Cat unlocked the door and waved a hand at the mess. “From what I can tell, no. I mean, there could be books gone, but who steals an ancient copy of the Scarlet Letter. Or a romance? My collection here was more for lending out to students for writing exploration not literary study. And none of them were worth more than the couple bucks you can get for them at the used bookstore.”

Stephanie whistled. “That’s a mess. I don’t have class until after lunch. Let me help get this all cleaned up.”

Cat wanted to turn her down, as it seemed intrusive. But she knew if she didn’t accept help, she’d be here the entire weekend. And she’d never get the desk upright. “Okay, thanks.”

“Seriously, I saw that look. You were thinking about turning me down, weren’t you?” Stephanie stepped into the room and started to pick books up off the floor. “Someday you’re going to have to realize you don’t have to be the Lone Ranger in this life. Girl, I consider you a friend, and as soon as I get dumped by my next ex, you’re going to be bringing me boxes of tissues for weeks.”

Cat laughed and picked up the coat rack blocking the walkway. She hung her coat and her tote on it. “I haven’t had a real friend for years. I guess when I was dating Seth, that’s all I had time for. Then when I looked around, the girls I had hung out with had all moved away.”

“We’ll get you trained in the art of friendships. My mama always said boys will come and go, but the people who are your true friends will always be in your heart. And, besides, it’s fun to go to girls’ night at the bar once in a while.” Stephanie chatted about this and that while they worked on getting the bookshelves set back up.

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