Death Rub by Ashantay Peters

Author:Ashantay Peters [Peters, Ashantay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense, Action-Suspense
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2014-08-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

My hand curled around the phone I’d moved away from my ear in disbelief. Returning the handset to my hearing organ, I repeated what Katie had just announced. “Travis argued with Nicole the morning she died? Are you serious?”

“As Ginger’s bank account.” Katie’s irreverent way of telling me she had serious information. Ginger’s inheritance from her grandparents had not been paltry, and her investors had significantly increased the original amount. “How did you find out?”

“I have my ways.”

Katie excelled in coercion mode. I almost felt sorry for Dirk. But no doubt she’d gotten the information from the grapevine, not Dirk.

“Yeah, Travis and Nicole made the mistake of arguing over coffee at Java the Hutt. Stupid, right? Like no one would notice in there?” I could picture Katie rubbing her hands together with glee. For years, Nicole, Travis too, had been on her list of people she wanted to kick out of the gene pool.

“Really. Where’d you hear this?”

“Where else? The grapevine. What, did you think Dirk would share information? Not that I haven’t been working on him.”

“Uh, huh. Katie, I don’t want you getting in trouble with Dirk over me.”

“Oh, that’s not how I get in trouble with Dirk. Hang on a sec.”

I heard the sound of a cap hitting a solid surface, then water pouring into a glass. After a short silence, Katie came back on the line.

“That’s better. Hot in here. I needed a quick sip.”

“I thought Dirk would’ve broken you of that drink-everything-in-sight habit by now.” Another thought hit me. “He’s not listening to us, is he?”

“No, he’s not here.”

I heard the sound of a glass hitting the table.

“Wait a minute. I know what’s happening. You’ve got it bad, Katie.”

A long silence was broken with a snort. “Yep. My mouth goes dry just thinking about the man.”

The last had sounded like a grumble, but I knew better. Even with a bad haircut, Dirk had women craning their necks for a second look when he passed. I couldn’t imagine sleeping with the guy. Not that I would, given Katie’s a friend. And, hands down, I preferred Cam. Even though he hadn’t answered my calls.

“Anyway, the reason I phoned is to tell you about Travis and Nicole’s argument.”

“Did anyone hear their words?”

“They kept their voices down, but everyone in the place knew the two were pissed off with each other. So, of course they tried to overhear the prom queen and king.”

Her intonation told me the two appellations weren’t meant as favorable.

“So, tell me already.”

“Nicole said something about investments and promises. Travis said he’d never guaranteed a return.”

That fit in with the arguments I’d overheard at the reunion breakfast and the dinner. Nicole had been involved in something up to her still firm chinny-chin-chin. Along with Travis and his investment expertise. So how did Clarice fit into the picture? Because this new information made me realize Clarice’s unexpected bank balance meant her murder could tie in with Nicole’s. Travis had hit Granville Falls in time to be responsible for either or both killings.

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