Clobbered by Camembert

Author:Avery Aames
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Fiction, Women Sleuths, Mystery & Detective, General
ISBN: 9781101559970
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2012-02-07T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

I stood, riveted in the middle of the hothouse, an imaginary vise trying to squeeze the breath out of my chest, but I fought it. After my recent altercation at the old Ziegler Winery, I understood having to make the decision to kill or be killed. I couldn’t fault Jordan for his actions. Not in the least.

“No,” I said finally. “It doesn’t end it for us. But I want to know everything.”

He enfolded me in his arms and whispered, “Can I tell you over a late dinner?”

“Not tonight. I’ve got the faire and the twins’ recital.”

“Then tomorrow when the faire closes.”

“My grandmother’s having her Founder’s Day celebration. I invited you, right?”

He nodded. “Monday night then, and you’d better say yes. I’m not waiting a week for this conversation, and I can’t have it now. I’ve got to swing by the faire, and then I’ve got meetings at the farm.”

I answered yes, and we kissed again.

“Trust me, Charlotte,” he said before parting.

I said I would.

By the time I returned to The Cheese Shop, a horde of teenagers had invaded the place. They chatted and gossiped while waiting to order sandwiches. On Saturdays, to draw a younger crowd, I made sure to offer spicier, less fussy sandwiches like pepperoni and Swiss or salami and a sharp Cheddar. No arugula mushrooms or gooey things, as the twins liked to call them, though they enjoyed all of those gooey things.

“Hi, Miss Bessette,” a couple of girls yelled.

I waved, then tossed the remains of our mid-morning picnic into the trash and ambled to the counter to help Tyanne.

“Charlotte, sugar, guess what?” Tyanne said as she wrapped up a sandwich for one of the teens. “Bozz says I have a facility for numbers and the Internet.”

“Is he here?” I had to admit I had missed seeing my Internet guru’s cute mug.

“He’s in the office updating our web page. He came in early to teach me how to do the newsletter and the books. Isn’t it great? When he starts college, I can be your maven!”

I loved her enthusiasm.

“Hey, Miss B.” Bozz sauntered from the office, hands jammed into his droopy jeans, a sheepish grin on his face. He jerked a thumb over his shoulder. “What’s that search you’ve got going? Who’s Jeremy Montgomery?”

A quiver of worry shimmied up my back. Had I left the computer on all night? Bozz was smarter than a whip. Could he figure out what I had been doing? Would he rat out Jordan? I needed to be more careful what I left open for view in the office.

“It’s nothing,” I lied.

“Yeah, okay.” He scratched his head.

I changed the subject. “Nice of you to show up once in a while, by the way.”

“It’s hard to make time on school days.”

I patted his shoulder. “I know.”

“Hey, did I tell you? Philby got into Providence Liberal Arts College, too.” Philby was his brainy girlfriend. “We’re hoping to study marketing and get our MBAs so we can manage the family business someday.” The Bozzuto family

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