Booker Brothers Detective Agency Box Set by Maisie Dean

Author:Maisie Dean [Dean, Maisie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-04T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

Owen clumsily swung open the door clutching at his laptop messenger bag. He was carrying about six notebooks and a travel mug with the tag of a tea bag waving about. I’d never been so relieved to see him. All of my nervous energy dissipated and I let out a large exhale.

“Hello, darling. Let me help you with that,” Tippy said. She swept across the office from Harrison’s desk to the front door and offloaded Owen’s notebooks and mug.

“Thanks, Grandma,” Owen said.

Now that I knew that there was no stranger coming up the stairs to threaten me about the case, for now at least, I leaned back in my chair and gave Owen a big smile.

“This is quite the welcome for an average Tuesday,” Owen said. He raised his eyebrows at Tippy and me and slid the messenger bag off his shoulder and onto his desk.

“I didn’t know if you were coming in today,” I said.

“Of course, it’s my job…” Owen said. He looked at me as if I was wearing bunny ears.

“I heard you’ve got the PM shift again, is all,” I said.

Owen scratched his head. “Wait, did Harrison tell you guys I was napping again?” he asked, looking between Tippy and me.

“Possibly,” I replied.

Tippy ruffled Owen’s hair affectionately. “You do whatever you need to do, sweet pea.”

Owen’s cheeks reddened and he groaned. “Yesterday was an anomaly. I’d had very little sleep the night before and I didn’t want to risk the success of the case by dozing off.” Owen sat down heavily in his seat, which squeaked in resistance. “Did you know that Lucky actually calls the night shift ‘Doze Duty’?” Owen asked me. “Yeah, it’s true. I, on the other hand, take my job seriously, thank you very much.”

I put my hands up in front of me. “Hey, you’re preaching to the choir, sister.”

Owen frowned and opened up his laptop while he waited for his main desktop to boot up.

Tippy drifted back into the break room, for a refill I presumed. Once I considered her out of earshot I whispered to Owen.

“Owen,” I said, but he kept his attention glued to his screen. “Owen, hey,” I tried again. “Owen, hello—”

“Yes, what is it, Kacey?” he asked at regular volume.

I shushed him quickly.

“Will you take the rest of my coffee? It could only help for later…” I said. I held up what was left in my mug and gave him my sweetest smile.

“Sorry, no-can-do. I’m switching to green tea,” he said, and patted his travel mug. “It’s a far more efficient delivery system of caffeine, and contains way more antioxidants. It’s a no-brainer, really,” Owen said.

I crossed my arms. I felt irrationally irritated by my side-of-the-roommate.

“We’ll see how long that lasts,” I said. “You love coffee.”

“Human beings are incredibly adaptable, Kacey. I fit into that category, thus...” Owen didn’t complete his sentence; rather, he picked up his mug and presented it to me like it was a fancy watch on a gameshow.

I rolled my eyes. I’d already taken quite a few swigs of my coffee while Tippy had been hovering around.

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