Dead in the Water (Kate Ryan Mysteries Book 10) by Kate Sweeney

Author:Kate Sweeney [Sweeney, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Intaglio Publications
Published: 2015-01-14T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Friday was here at last. My stomach was in knots. And Hannah was not making it any easier. She must have called my cell ten times. She called the last time just as Maggie and I were leaving.

“Will you stop calling me?” I begged her. I couldn’t believe it when this insane woman started laughing.

“I’m so sorry.”

“You are not,” I said in a hissed whisper. I looked down the hall; Maggie was still in the bedroom. “What do you want? Again…”

“Do you have the ring?”

“Yes. For the tenth time. You’re making me nervous.”

“Okay, okay. Don’t bite my head off,” Hannah said through her laughter. “I just want to make sure. What would happen if you forgot it? You’d be in the middle of Lake Superior.”

“Hannah, I swear…” I heard Maggie coming out of the bedroom. “I have to go.”

“Okay, have fun. Good luck. I’ll see you in a little while. Love you both.”

“What does that mean—a little while? Hannah? Hannah?” I looked at my cellphone. She’d hung up.

“Was that Aunt Hannah?” Maggie asked, struggling with her luggage.

I ran up to her. “Let me take that. Yes, it was Hannah. She said she loved you and hoped we had a good time.”

Maggie followed me down the hall. “Hmm. Why didn’t she call me?”

“I don’t know. I’m just trying not to throw my back out. What did you pack?”

As if on cue, her cell rang.

“Don’t tell me,” I said, waving her off as she laughed.

And in the next instance, there was a knock at the door. “That has to be Matt. They’re watching Chance for the weekend.”

Matt stood in the doorway. “Good morning! Where’s the princess?”

Chance bounded out from the bedroom running around in circles when she saw Matt.

“Hi, princess!” he said, kneeling down; he laughed while Chance lavished him with kisses.

Jerry stepped out into the hallway from their apartment across the way. “I thought I heard Matt’s squeal. Hi, Kate. All ready for your weekend?”

“I think so,” I said, also stepping out into the hallway. I knelt by my canine. “Okay, Chance. You be a good—”

And she was off; she ran into their apartment and jumped up on the couch. “Girl…”

“Don’t look so offended. It’s not that she doesn’t love you. She just loves the way Matt feeds her.”

Matt tried to look innocent; it didn’t work.

“And just what do you feed her?” I asked.

“Nothing,” he said, avoiding eye contact.

“Mattie,” Jerry said in a warning voice.

“Oh, all right. Princess loves pâté.”

I just stared at him in disbelief.

“Pâté,” he said again, as if that made it clearer. “On toast points. She likes it.”

“She eats rocks,” I said, rubbing my forehead.

“Well, then this is infinitely better.” Matt looked past me into my apartment. “Do you have the ring?”

I quickly closed the door. “Yes,” I whispered. “And keep your voice down.”

“This is so exciting,” Jerry said, running across the hall to pull me into a hug. “I’m so happy for you both.”

“Thanks, Jerry. I’d—”

“When are you going to make an honest man out of me?” Matt asked him.

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