Chez Stinky by Susan C. Daffron

Author:Susan C. Daffron [Daffron, Susan C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: (v5), Cat, Romance, Humor, Contemporary
Amazon: B00E40H4JC
Publisher: Magic Fur Press
Published: 2013-09-23T05:00:00+00:00

The next morning, Maria pulled her Miata out from its spot under the tree. After lamenting the many pine needles, pitch, and bird droppings marring the car’s formerly shiny red exterior, Maria loaded her suitcases into the trunk. Kat looked at the gray clouds above and took a deep breath. She had been blessed with perfect weather for her vacation in Alpine Grove, which had made it easy to ignore the roof problem. After Maria left, she needed to make some phone calls and see if she could find someone to fix it, since Bud was no longer a contender for her roofing business.

Maria stretched out her arms for a hug, “I’ll see you at work! Behave yourself until then. Unless you see the cute guy from the grocery store again. Then all bets are off.”

Kat grinned and hugged Maria tightly. “I’ll try and be good. My only plan today is to find a roofer. It looks like it’s going to rain.”

“Maybe that will wash all the forest crap off of Greta. She doesn’t like being dirty.”

Maria crawled into the little red car and pulled it out into the driveway. Kat waved and shouted, “See you soon!” as the car pulled away.

Turning back to the house, she wrapped her arms around her waist and looked up at the roof. Please remain in one piece and keep the rain out until I can find someone to fix you.

After walking the dogs, Kat sat at the kitchen table leafing through the thin local Yellow Pages for roofers or building contractors. After leaving messages at Apex Roofing, Crane Brothers, and Ernie’s Building Services, she was feeling discouraged. Apparently, the roofing contractors of Alpine Grove must be busy fixing things, because none of them answered the phone.

Kat looked up at the ceiling as the sound of water droplets began to make plinking noises on the metal roof. The pace of the raindrops increased. One of the dogs was marching back and forth downstairs in the basement. The claws clickety-clacked on the hard floor. She got up and looked down the stairs, “Everyone okay down there?”

With a worried expression on his face, Linus looked up the stairs at Kat. He turned around and returned to his pacing. Apparently, the big dog didn’t like storms.

Lightning flashed and a huge rumble shook the house. Linus scuttled under Chelsey’s table, crowding her over to one side. The smaller dog didn’t seem particularly surprised by his behavior and graciously tried to give Linus some space to hide.

Kat wasn’t fond of thunderstorms, either. Maybe Linus had the right idea. She began to head down the stairs. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a water droplet fall from the ceiling. Uh oh.

Looking up, she examined the ceiling more closely. It was constructed with tongue-and-groove boards, and the water was dripping from one of the seams. Maybe there was a way to get up into the attic. Larry said that he and Bud had gone up there. But how? Wandering around the house looking up, she found an attic access hole in the front entry area.

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