DUNE, DOCK, and a DEAD MAN: A Ravenwood Cove Cozy Mystery by Carolyn L. Dean

Author:Carolyn L. Dean [Dean, Carolyn L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Freeform Publishing
Published: 2016-10-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

A new day, and Amanda’s happy guests had finished their breakfast and headed off to explore Ravenwood Cove and the little beach towns around it, leaving her in the kitchen with only Oscar and a sink full of dirty dishes. Thank goodness she only supplied breakfast and evening snacks to her guests! Doing dishes was one of her least favorite things to do, but she gamely grabbed a scrubber and soap to make sure everything was spotless for when her guests returned. She also had to go upstairs and make sure that the new towels were set out and the beds were made, clean the bathrooms, and add her signature touch of leaving a Godiva chocolate on each person’s pillow. It was going to be a busy morning. With a resigned sigh, she started running the water in the big kitchen sink.

She loved the Ravenwood Inn, even with all the work it entailed, but running a bed and breakfast and being sure that everyone was happy and fed was a huge task, let alone all the cleaning. Rolling up her sleeves, and turning on some high-energy music she tackled the kitchen first. Oscar watched from his plush dog bed, satisfied to be the supervisor since he had already had his breakfast.

By the time she had everything shipshape it was time to go. Amanda grabbed her coat and keys and headed out the door to pick up Jennifer. She’d taken Jennifer over a small pot of homemade chili the day before, hoping to lift her spirits a bit after her father’s death, but as soon as they sat down at the cottage’s little kitchen table, Jennifer had dissolved into tears and Amanda had simply hugged her while her young neighbor had a good, long cry. Jennifer was lonely and still grieving the loss of her father, and finally confessed that it had been hard for her to even get out of bed in the mornings. “I don’t even know how to cook for one person,” she finally said, her voice full of regret. Hearing the pain in her voice, Amanda silently vowed to be a better friend to her, and offered to take her out for coffee and grocery shopping the next day. She’d seen a flicker of gratitude and hope in Jennifer’s eyes as soon as she asked, and with a final hug, their plans were set.

Their time at Ivy’s Café was full of laughter and there were only a couple of times where tears threatened to spill over. Amanda listened to Jennifer tell story after story about her father, remembered as having a wicked sense of humor and a very protective side. When she told a story about the first time Jennifer had a date and her father followed behind in his car, Amanda had to wonder if it was because he was being a good dad or if it was because he was afraid that his underworld connections made his daughter a target for something terrible.

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