Confections and Confessions by Harper Lin

Author:Harper Lin [Lin, Harper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harper Lin Books

Chapter Eleven

“Well, this is a wonderful surprise,” Amelia said when she opened her front door to find Dan standing there. Without saying a word, he stepped in, slipped his arm around her waist, pulled her to him, and gave her a deep kiss.

“Hello,” he said in his low, serious voice.

“You’re in a good mood.” Amelia blushed, smoothing the nape of her neck as she spoke.

“Are the kids home?”

“Why, Dan, of course they are. What do you have on your mind?” She poked him in his stomach, feeling the taut hardness of his abdomen.

“Well, I have good news and bad news,” Dan said as he closed the door behind him. “The bad news is we found another body early this morning. I’ve been up and running since about three.”

“Oh no. Was it one of the girls we spoke to the other night?” Amelia gasped.

“No. Had we spoken to her, she might not have gotten into this monster’s car,” Dan said as Amelia led him to the kitchen.

“So, this is a serial killer?” Amelia said in a whisper.

“Unfortunately, it looks that way. This is the fifth body. All prostitutes. All around the same age, same features.”

“So what’s the good news?” Amelia grimaced.

“The good news is one of the girls we spoke to, Chooks, she stopped in at the station.” Dan pulled out one of the kitchen chairs and flopped down on it. “She drew me a picture of the truck she saw Missy get into. A real good one.”

Amelia saw the sweet twinkle in his tired eyes and smiled back at him.

“I’m not sure she would have come in if you hadn’t spoken to her,” Dan said before yawning. “I thought the kids would like to know about it.”

“Know about what?” Meg said as she bopped down the stairs, her ponytail swinging back and forth behind her.

“Your mom helping me solve a very serious case,” Dan said, stifling a yawn as he accepted Meg’s big hug. “How was school?”

“Same old same old.” Meg rolled her eyes.

Just then, Adam’s footsteps pounded up the basement stairs. When he opened the door, he smiled at Dan and walked into the room.

“Hi, Dan.”

“Hey, Adam. How’s life in the Matrix?”

“Good. We were worried about you,” he said, looking at Meg and his mother before looking back at Dan.

“Worried about me? What for?”

“You know. Just worried.” Adam bumped his sister with his shoulder and then went to the fridge to grab himself an apple.

“I know. I’ve been MIA for a while. A big case is in my lap. It isn’t an easy one.” He sighed. “But because of your mom, I got a good break. Really good.”

“Really?” Meg pulled her chair out at the kitchen table to quickly take a seat. “What happened?”

Dan gave a sanitized version of where Amelia and he had gone and concluded that their mother’s kindness to one person brought out a great clue.

“Oh my gosh.” Meg gasped.

“That is so cool, Mom,” Adam said. “You’re like Batman.”

“And that makes you Robin,” Meg teased Dan, who chuckled and nodded.

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