Case of the Hot Dog by Erik Schubach

Author:Erik Schubach [Schubach, Erik]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Erik Schubach
Published: 2018-01-26T08:00:00+00:00

Oh right, that's why, she could charm the fleas off a dog. And shouldn't Fin's mom be trying to warn me off as a suitor for her daughter, not trying to marry us off? I flushed at that thought. Not a time for daydreams, Jane. But Finnegan in a white wedding dress? Damn.

I grinned when Jess rubbed the side of her hand after they were done shaking. As odd as it sounds, Finnegan's mom had a surprisingly firm handshake. Among her other unorthodox hobbies, the slight woman was, of all things, the Liberty ladies arm wrestling champion for six years running.

I brought over the water and then she stole my chair, and Calvin, the traitor, laid at her feet. So I wedged myself between Jess and Becky on the couch. Gar, the perve, leaned forward a bit and wiggled his brows at my position. Fine, I'm a perve too since I grinned back at the man. Bek, quick on the uptake muttered playfully as she rolled her eyes, “Men.” What? I felt like a Jane sandwich there between two gorgeous women. Zip it, I'm not dead.

I pointed to the dachshund as he hopped back up on Becky's lap and curled in, “The little guy is Oscar.” I was never going to call him Burt. God, Fin was going to be devastated when Nadine's family flew in from Austria, she already loved the little guy.

I explained everything we knew about Fin's disappearance... which was next to nothing, and what we were doing to find her. Our hands were pretty much tied until tomorrow.

I always felt like the calm one in any room. Taking in a situation and being the calming factor for those around me. But mom's have decades of experience at that same art, and I found Winnie was taking charge as she saw what we were all doing. “Well while you kids go through her contacts, I'll whip something up in the kitchen, you can't work on an empty stomach.”

I got 'the glare' when I tried to rise to help. I swallowed and gave her a silly grin which got me a crooked smile from her.

I extracted myself from the sandwich position to reclaim my chair, the ladies grinning at me. I returned the grin, noting just how comfortable Oscar was with Becky, curled into a tight ball on her lap and actually snoring.

As we made calls, I noted Winnie looking at all the labels on the shelves and food, I don't know what she thought as she said absently toward the living room, “You're really good for her.” Was she talking to me?

Then she called out to the group while she started mixing ingredients in a bowl as she set the oven to preheat, “She'll probably walk through the door at any moment. This isn't the first time our girl has gone missing, now is it Gar?”

I looked from her to Garrett, he sighed shaking his head. This has happened before? I can't believe she'd leave an injured, Calvin.

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