Debut Cozy Mystery Box Set 2 by Dianne Harman

Author:Dianne Harman [Harman, Dianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2020-04-17T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

On the way to Casey's Kennels, Kat and Blaine talked of this and that. They laughed at the differences in their backgrounds. Kat grew up on a wheat farm near a small town twenty miles from the university. The farm had been in her father’s family for generations. Her mother and dad made ends meet, but just barely. The only way Kat had been able to go to college was by getting a scholarship. She graduated from high school with a 4.0 grade average and that, along with her demonstrated financial need, qualified her for the scholarship which the university granted her.

Blaine grew up in Mission Hills, a wealthy suburb of Kansas City. His home had been in the family for generations, and his wealthy family had easily been able to afford to send him to college anywhere in the world he wanted to go. He’d chosen the nearby University of Kansas in Lawrence. After graduation he’d studied law at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Once he’d been sworn in as a lawyer, he’d been recruited by several law firms who were familiar with his family’s pedigree and their wealthy connections. A lot of law firms like to have a “rain maker” on their staff, a man who had those connections and could turn them into cash for the law firm.

When his fiancée died in a plane crash, he couldn’t deal with the memories reminding him of her wherever he went in Kansas City. He’d moved to the small university town of Lindsay and joined the law practice of a friend he’d met in law school. Two years after Blaine moved to Lindsay his brother, Nick, had moved there.

Kat and Blaine readily agreed that their backgrounds couldn’t have been more different, but here they were, thrown together by circumstances and each glad that circumstances had taken the turn they had. “Well, let’s go meet this wonder dog Casey raved about last night. I hope he’s everything he’s supposed to be, and I’m not bringing you out to the kennel on some wild goose chase. You could be home writing the great American novel instead of meeting a guard dog,” Blaine said smiling as they pulled into the parking lot of the kennel.

Blaine walked around the car and opened the door for Kat. “Thanks, Blaine,” Kat said laughing as she got out of the car, “but I don’t think the type of writing I do is ever going to qualify me for writing the great American novel.”

She stepped onto the dirt parking lot and said, “Glad I wore boots. I did it more for the cold than anything else, but high heels in this dirt would have been a disaster.” She stood for a moment looking at the long building where she assumed the dogs were housed. Next to it was a large two-story house.

“Bet that house has been here awhile. It looks like the type that was built in these parts around the early 20th century. I imagine the other building was originally a barn, and Casey added on to it.

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