Dancing With Danger in Las Vegas: A Humorous Tiffany Black Mystery by A.R. Winters

Author:A.R. Winters [Winters, A.R.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2017-12-31T05:00:00+00:00

13

On a hunch, Ian and I headed back to the offices of Elman and Associates to talk to Eric.

When we showed up, Eric was hunched over some paperwork. He didn’t seem too pleased to see us, but he forced a smile onto his face and said with fake friendliness, “Don’t tell me you’ve thought of something else?”

“Actually, I have,” I said. “Can we talk to you in one of those conference rooms, instead of out here in your cubicle?”

“Why not?” said Eric with a wan smile.

We followed him into one of the empty conference rooms and closed the door behind us. After we all settled into comfy chairs, Eric said, “So, what did you guys think of, suddenly?”

The truth is, we hadn’t really thought of anything new. However, it had occurred to me that if Eric or Keith knew something about Ella, they might be more willing to share that fact if we talked somewhere private—as opposed to somewhere like their cubicles, where ten of their coworkers could overhear them.

So I said, “I know you said you didn’t have an alibi for the night of Ella’s death, but I was wondering if you remember what you did when you were at home. Did you watch some TV? Perhaps some show that was airing at a particular time?”

Eric shook his head. “I was reading a book on the history of the Civil War.”

“Oh.” I scrunched up my mouth and looked slightly dejected.

I wondered what else I could ask Eric, when Ian said, “We’ve just come from talking to Felicity. Ella’s best friend.”

Eric raised one eyebrow. “Oh?”

Ian nodded sagely. “Yes. That’s why we came here afterward. Felicity told us some very interesting things.”

I didn’t know where Ian was going with his bluff, but Eric’s look of mild amusement tinged with politeness was suddenly replaced with one of wariness.

“Oh?” he said again, except this time, his voice was guarded and low.

“She told us everything,” I said, continuing Ian’s bluff. “So you don’t need to keep it a secret from us anymore.”

Suddenly, relief washed over Eric’s face. “That’s great!” he said. “I kept telling her there was no point keeping it a secret from the police, but she said she still didn’t want anyone to know. We agreed that we’d tell people only if we absolutely had to.”

I still had no idea what Eric was talking about, so I tried to mask my surprise by nodding and saying, “And Ella found out?”

“No, no, of course not!” said Eric. “She was one of the people we were keeping it a secret from. Felicity thought Ella might feel hurt for some reason if she found out the two of us were dating. I didn’t see why it’d be such a big deal, but Felicity said we needed to be together for much longer before we told anybody else about our relationship.”

Realization dawned. “That’s why you were avoiding Ella—because you were afraid you’d blurt out something by mistake.”

Eric nodded. “Exactly. I found the whole ‘secret’ thing quite childish, and I wanted to tell everyone.

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