DON'T LIE TO ME by Willow Rose

Author:Willow Rose [Rose, Willow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Buoy Media
Published: 2019-04-15T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 50

They called from the Apple store, and I drove down there to pick up Christine's computer right before they closed. It cost a fortune to get it fixed, but I knew just how happy my girl was going to be, so I paid up and drove back home.

As I walked inside, I stumbled over a fire truck. I could hear the kids upstairs and, as the door slammed shut, Alex screamed at the top of his lungs, then jumped down the stairs and threw himself into my arms.

"Mommy!"

Christine came down after him, yelling his name. "You clean up the mess you made in my room, immediately!"

She spotted me, then sighed. I had called earlier and had my dad come over and look after the kids while I was gone. I didn't want them to be alone all afternoon.

"Oh, good, you're home," she said.

I held out the computer toward her, and her eyes grew wide. "It's fixed? You fixed it?"

I nodded victoriously, taking full credit as if I had actually fixed it myself. I handed it to my daughter, and her face lit up. She threw her arms around my neck.

"You're the best mom ever."

"You're very welcome," I said and kissed her cheek, smelling her hair. I couldn't stop thinking about that girl LeighAnn and wondering who else Thomas Price had put his nasty fingers on. For once, I felt like I had made an actual difference, and my daughter had just called me the best mom ever. That called for a glass of wine and putting my feet up. In the kitchen, I found pizza and grabbed a piece. I also found my dad at the dining table, working on his laptop.

"I thought I heard your voice," he said.

I hugged him. I liked feeling his strong arms around me. My dad had always been in good shape and still ran several times a week on the beach. I was lucky that my parents were young when they had me, and I had always been grateful for that. I hoped to keep them around for a very long time. Even though my mom often made me want to scream. They were still my parents.

"So, what are you working on?" I asked. "I thought the markets were closed now?"

"There are always deals to be made," he said, "emails to answer."

"An investment banker never sleeps, huh?" I sipped my wine.

"I guess not," he chuckled and looked at me. "So, how was your day? Did you catch your killer?"

I sipped my wine again and took a bite of pizza. "We caught a bad guy, yes. But he wasn't the guy we were looking for."

My dad nodded pensively. "I never liked that Thomas Price. That's who it was, right?"

"I am not at liberty to say," I said. "You know, ongoing investigation and all that."

He laughed. "You don't have to. I met Mrs. Weiner outside of Tiny Turtle earlier. She's Thomas's neighbor. She told me Thomas had been taken in, and Jenna too. She assumed it had to do with the murder of little Sophie.

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