Deadly Gratitude by Lori Donnester

Author:Lori Donnester [Donnester, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781947459229
Publisher: Surrogate Press
Published: 2018-10-31T00:00:00+00:00

Kate turned. “Oh, I’m so sorry.” She dabbed Sarah’s sweater with a napkin. “Here, let’s run to the bathroom and get some water on that pretty sweater.” As she turned to leave, Kate looked over at Sabrina and winked. Then Kate coaxed Sarah to follow her to the rest room.

Standing next to a sink, Kate dampened a paper cloth and turned towards Sarah. “Let me get that cleaned up for you.”

Sarah snorted. “Not only is it a new sweater, but I can’t be on camera with a wet spot like this! I wish you would have paid attention to what you were doing!”

Kate kept her eyes on the sweater. “I apologize again. There is no need to worry because it’s coming right out, and it will dry in no time in this arid Rocky Mountain air. No one will ever know what happened.”

“But I’ll certainly know!” She narrowed her eyes at Kate. “So, how do you know Don Layden?”

“He’s investigating the murders of my friends.”

Sarah’s eyes widened. “You knew both of the victims?”

Kate stiffened. “I’m sure there are others in the city who knew both women.” Her voice sounded tinny in her own ears as she struggled to keep the annoyed tone at bay.

“How did you know them?” Sarah started digging.

“Oh, I’d see one or the other of them at various places.” Kate threw the towel away. “There you go. Give it five minutes and you’ll be good as new.” She spun around and exited the restroom as fast as she could.

Kate hurried back to the table. “I think I just screwed up.” She described what happened in the bathroom. “I don’t think Sarah knows the Bible study connection between Gail and Alicia, but thanks to me she’s probably going to figure it out pretty quickly.”

Luke scrunched up his nose and shook his head. “Don’t worry about it. It’s only a matter of time before the media figures it out anyway.”

Sabrina stretched her arms over her head and looked at Luke. She poked him teasingly. “Hey you, since we have a babysitter, your wife is thinking she might want to go out and listen to some good music.” She snapped her fingers and danced in her chair. “Maybe Don and Kate should come too.”

Don sat up straight. “Sabrina, Kate is mourning the loss of her friend. She may not feel like going. Besides, I just don’t do that sort of thing anymore.”

Sabrina wagged a finger at Don. “And that is exactly why you should go.” She turned to Kate. “Kate, I hope that you don’t think that this is disrespectful. I just thought that it might be nice for you to go out instead of being by yourself tonight.”

“Actually, it would be a good way to remember Alicia. She loved to go listen to music and dance.” Kate’s smile was small. She blinked back tears. “Actually, I think Alicia would approve.”

“I want to speak to Adam,” Don stated. “He’s been swamped with people throughout the evening, but not as much now.

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