Books, Brownies and Murder by Lori Woods

Author:Lori Woods [Woods, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Moonstone Press
Published: 2018-11-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

“See,” Clary said smugly, “these brownies are good for business. It’s only been an hour and they’re half gone already. You should listen to me more. I’m a genius.”

“You used baking soda when you ran out of salt yesterday,” Marie pointed out wryly.

“Hey,” Clary protested defensively, “it’s a common mistake. Stop changing the subject. Admit to my genius.”

“You proved nothing,” Marie grumbled. “Logan ate half of these.”

“I resent that,” Logan intoned, lying on the couch, his eyes closed as he digested the chocolate treats.

“You can resent it all you want,” Clary told him, “it’s true.”

“I took half of them with me when I spoke with Kelly.”

“Look, it’s great that you feel comfortable here, but don’t you have things to do?” Clary asked, leaning against the counter and staring longingly at the spot Logan had stolen from her. Story Tree was her haven, she had several comfortable spots, but Logan was currently sprawled over her favorite nesting place. To add insult to injury, Loki the traitor cat was snuggled up against him. He seemed to sense her annoyance, because the ghost of a self-satisfied smirk was hiding on his lips.

“Be nice,” Marie chided, wiping down her work station.

“I am nice,” Clary said loudly. “At least I don’t interview grieving girlfriends.”

“She wanted to do the interview,” Logan shrugged. “I was going to anyway, it felt wrong to cancel if she didn’t want to. She said thanks for the brownies, by the way.”

“I heard you’re making brownies,” Erica said loudly, drowning out the bell as she walked into the store. Marie groaned loudly and sat down behind the counter, hiding herself from view. Clary sat up straighter as the woman walked into the shop, staring intently at Logan, who cleverly decided not to look up when he recognized her voice.

“That’s right,” Clary said pleasantly, silently cursing her companions for their cowardice. Although, this did work out well for her since she’d been wanting to interview Erica ever since she found the rat poison in her shop. “We all need some comfort food after losing Eddie like that.”

“I didn’t know you two were so close,” Erica said off-handedly, taking a seat on one of the bar stools. Her face betrayed nothing, and if she didn’t know better, Clary wouldn’t have suspected her of a thing. It seemed like Erica was keen to spill secrets, as long as they weren’t hers.

“How many do you need?” Clary asked, opening a brown paper bag.

“Just two,” Erica nodded. “I’ve got someone coming by later who might need a few of these bad boys.”

“Do you know when they’re going to have the funeral?” Clary asked as she bagged and rang up the purchase. Erica shrugged and checked her make-up in her little bedazzled compact mirror. Clary frowned.

“You’ll never guess what I heard,” Erica said eventually, snapping the mirror shut.

“What?” Clary asked dully. Marie sniggered from her spot behind the counter and Clary nudged her with her foot, trying to get her to stop making noise. The last thing she wanted was for Erica to walk behind the counter.

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