Cruel Grace: Cowboy Justice Association (Serials and Stalkers Book 5) by Olivia Jaymes

Author:Olivia Jaymes [Jaymes, Olivia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blonde Ambition Press
Published: 2021-11-08T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Charlie had helped Eli make breakfast, although she was clearly not too comfortable in the kitchen. She didn’t do anything wrong, but she held the spatula as if it were a poisonous snake. He didn’t say anything because he could remember a time when he did much the same.

“Before we go, I really need to talk to Dana,” Charlie said. “Do we have time?”

“Sure, go ahead. I’ll take care of these dishes while you do that.”

“That’s not fair to you,” Charlie protested, quickly sweeping the dirty dishes from the table. “You cooked. I should clean up.”

“Normally, I would be all about that but there aren’t that many dishes, and you said you need to talk to Dana. I can handle this. That way we’ll be on the way that much sooner.”

She looked like she wanted to argue but Eli held firm, simply beginning to clean up by scraping the plates and running hot, soapy water in the sink.

“You’re going to do this whether I want you to or not, aren’t you?”

“Yes. Go call your friend.”

This time Charlie did give in, exiting the kitchen and leaving Eli to quickly do the dishes and wipe up the countertops and table. It was clean and tidy when he joined her less than ten minutes later in the living room. She was doing a video call with her friend, the laptop on the coffee table while Charlie sat on the floor. When she saw him she beckoned him over, patting the spot next to her.

“Dana would really like to meet you. I’ve told her everything we’ve learned so far.”

Eli lowered himself to the floor. “Did you tell her we had some uninvited visitors this morning?”

“I’m not surprised,” Dana said, an attractive woman with her long auburn hair and classic features. She had a tiny dog sitting next to her that was wearing a plaid vest. “They were out of control way back when. Both of them have a high opinion of themselves. I know Kendra always said how great they were, but I heard her arguing with them on the phone once and it wasn’t a friendly call at all. She was clearly pissed-off and frustrated. I did ask her about it but she said it wasn’t a big deal. She said her parents were a tad eccentric. But I saw her face when she was talking to them. It was a big deal. She’d always say how close she was to them but looking back she didn’t spend much time with them. Not alone, anyway. She’d always have Cagney or a friend with her.”

“Do you remember what they were arguing about during that phone call?” Eli asked.

“No, I just heard Kendra tell them that she made her own decisions and that they couldn’t tell her what to do anymore. She wasn’t controlled by them. She had to say it over and over as if they weren’t listening.”

“They didn’t listen worth a damn this morning,” Charlie declared. “I think they like talking more.”

Eli had the same feeling.

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