Death by Bourbon

Author:Abigail Keam [Keam, Abigail]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mystery, C429, Extratorrents, Kat
ISBN: 9780615651590
Publisher: Worker Bee Press
Published: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

WHEN BRANNON DIDN’T CALL

It had been three weeks since Brannon had left, and I hadn’t heard a word from him. He wouldn’t return my calls. Regardless of our marital meltdown, we had bills to pay for which we were both responsible.

So I took a deep breath and swung open the door to his architectural firm downtown, hoping to catch him in.

“Good morning, Betsy,” I said to the receptionist, putting on a bright smile. “Is Brannon in?”

“Hello, goo . . . good morning,” stuttered Betsy. For a moment she looked confused and started to reply until she thought better of it. Picking up the phone, she called one of Brannon’s partners. “Wyman, Josiah is here looking for Brannon.” Betsy glanced up at me and then spoke into the phone again. “I don’t know. Yes, I will.” She put the phone back on the hook. “Wyman will be right out. Would you like something to drink?”

“No, I just want to see Brannon. Is he here?” I could feel the heat rise on my face. Obviously Brannon had told the office that he didn’t want to see me if I should pop in.

I was humiliated. My father had loaned Brannon the startup money for the firm. Regardless of what was occurring between us now, this was no way for Brannon to treat me . . . like a pariah. I wanted to break into tears but held my ground.

Wyman rushed out of his office. “Josiah, so good to see you,” he said, holding out his hand.

I shook it. “I know you’re busy, but I just wanted to speak with Brannon for a moment.”

He gave Betsy a worried glance. “Well, that is a problem. Brannon’s not here.”

“I’ll just wait in his office then until he comes back.”

“Josiah, I think you’d better come into my office. I think there is a communication problem between you and Brannon.”

I gave Wyman a weak smile. “Oh, you’re starting to talk corporate BS, so there must be a hiccup somewhere.”

He smiled back and pulled at my arm gently. “Please, Josiah. We need to talk.”

I followed Wyman into his office, dreading what he was going to say to me. He pulled out a chair for me and then pulled one up for himself.

“You looked surprised to see me, Wyman.”

“I’ll be honest – I am. What has Brannon told you?”

“That’s just it. Brannon walked out three weeks ago and I haven’t heard from him since. I came here to see him about bills we need to pay.”

Wyman look embarrassed.

“I’m sorry to be so blunt, but there it is. He’s left me.” I folded my hands in my lap.

“And you have no idea where he is?”

“None. Wyman, what is going on?”

“Josiah, I don’t know how to tell you this, but Brannon is no longer with the firm. Jess and I bought him out at – at his insistence – six months ago.”

“What?”

“He said he needed money to pay for Asa’s legal bills and demanded that we buy him out. Under our contract, we had no choice but to comply.

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