Death Quixote_A Paranormal Cozy Mystery by Samantha Silver

Author:Samantha Silver [Silver, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blueberry Books Press
Published: 2017-11-19T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Cat’s Cupcakes was just closing as I walked through the front door.

“Hi, Alice,” Maddie, Cat’s main employee, said to me as I walked in. “I’m afraid we’re completely sold out of cupcakes today, but I think Cat’s getting the batter ready for tomorrow’s batches if you want to head into the back and steal some.”

“Thanks, Maddie,” I replied with a grin, doing exactly as she suggested and making my way through the door that led through to the kitchen. I found Cat pouring a giant bowl of flour into a mixing bowl the size of a large tub, and she grinned at me when I came in. The smell of freshly baked cupcakes wafted over from the oven, and I peered into the industrial-sized machine, gazing at the rising dough dimly lit by the warm glow of the oven light.

“You can’t eat those just yet,” Cat said, her voice rising to cover the sound of the electric mixer beneath her. I turned and stuck out my tongue at her.

“Just admiring the view.”

“You know, most people say that about the ocean, or men, not cupcakes.”

“Hey, I’m paying you a compliment, you should just accept it,” I replied.

“Fair enough,” Cat grinned, turning off the mixer and heaving the bowl over to the counter. “Now, help me out by putting some cupcake liners here,” she said, motioning to the eight dozen muffin tins that lined the counter. I grabbed a pile of cupcake liners and began to work alongside of Cat.

“So I went and grabbed Peaches’ bike out of storage, I think we should use it as bait tonight,” Cat said.

“Won’t Peaches be mad?” I asked. “Especially if we lose her bike like we did yours.”

“First of all, there’s absolutely no way we’re going to lose Peaches’ bike. Not again. Second of all, she won’t care. Peaches never rides. You’ve seen how her magic goes wrong. Multiply that by ten and that’s what Peaches looks like trying to ride a bike.”

I giggled to myself. Whenever Peaches tried to use magic it usually ended with… rather unusual results. I could only imagine what it would be like if she was even worse on a bike.

“Ok, so we’ll do it the same way? Head back to my place and spy, this time without falling asleep?”

“Exactly,” Cat nodded. As I sat down on a chair, she saw me wince.

“Your back is worse, hey?” she asked, and I nodded.

“Definitely. I had a bit of an adventure sneaking into the police station this afternoon.” I recounted my day’s adventures to Cat, who shook her head when I was finished.

“What have I told you about going out and having fun adventures without me?” she asked.

“Sorry, it was just kind of a spur-of-the-moment thing. Besides, it was painful enough just for me, I don’t think you missed out on anything.”

“If your back hurts that much, you really need to go see Sirona.”

“Fine. Make me the appointment, and I’ll go.”

“Will do. Now help me get the current batch of cupcakes out of the oven so we can put these next ones in.

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