Death in the Mirror by Beth Byers

Author:Beth Byers [Byers, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-10T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

CHARLES AARON

“Wake up,” he whispered. “Wake up.”

His finger was already pressed against his wife’s lips and when her eyes squinted against the lamplight, he tugged her upright. The way she blinked in groggy surprise was adorable.

Charles had already dressed in a casual suit, though the sun was still down, and he had her dress, coat, and hat ready. He whisper-ordered her through dressing.

While she escaped to the bath to wash her face and teeth and take care of her other business, Charles disappeared to finish his preparations. By the time Georgette had buttoned herself into her clothes, he had returned and waved her after him, finger still over his lip.

They tip-toed to the back garden, where Charles had already gathered breakfast buns, fruit, cheese, and a thermos of tea. He handed Georgette a steaming mug, made how she liked and then tugged her out the door. The dogs tripped behind them as though they knew that he was arranging an adventure, and there wasn’t a peep out of them other than the click of their nails against the floors.

Charles seated her in the auto and then joined her after putting the dogs in the back.

“Charles?” Georgette was slowly waking with the help of the tea.

“We’re having an adventure.”

“An adventure?”

“Darling Georgie, have you not noticed we’ve been invaded?”

She smiled at him and despite her morning sickness, which he knew she suffered daily, she seemed happy. Perhaps because she was holding that large mug of tea. It was the kind with cocoa and coffee along with black tea, and she adored it more than almost anything else.

Charles started the auto and pulled onto the road.

“What are we doing?” Georgette asked. She’d found the blanket he’d put in the auto, wrapped it around herself, and snuggled against his arm.

“We’re escaping.”

“Our own house?”

He laughed as he repeated, “We’ve been invaded. We need time away.”

Georgette nodded against his shoulder and sighed deeply. It took mere moments for her to relax. He motored through the countryside, looking at his notes. When he’d mentioned to Joseph that he was sneaking Georgette out, Joseph had suggested that they see if it were possible to take the back roads between the houses where two of the Lynd siblings had purchased homes together. The sun had risen as they drove and the morning was lovely in shades of oranges and pinks.

He drove slowly, in no hurry to return home, and watched for someone who might have noticed the passing of an auto on a generally untraveled road. “You know what I think is interesting?”

Georgette shook her head against his shoulder. She glanced up at him, and then at the tea mug. Finally, she sat up and started to refill her mug, carefully balancing against the slow rumble of the auto.

“That the Lynds chose to live near each other. We seem to be doing the same. I told Robert about your idea that we’d find him a house and see if we could update it over time, and he was intrigued.

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