Die Me a River by Denise Swanson

Author:Denise Swanson [Swanson, Denise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2018-09-04T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Baby Love

Skye pushed the double stroller down the recently installed faux wooden walkway. The party rental company had set up the path at the same time they’d erected the huge, white tent that now took up a great deal of the yard between the motor home and where the new house was being built.

She stopped to retract the stroller’s bright-red canopy so the twins could enjoy the sunshine, and both infants cooed their delight. The long-awaited autumn weather had finally arrived overnight, and Skye and her babies were relishing the cooler, less humid conditions.

Skye gazed around their property. The tornado had knocked down most of their trees and the flowers had been destroyed by high winds. But a few bushes had been spared, including Skye’s favorite lilac, which she hoped would still bloom in the spring.

Wally had cut the grass over the weekend, unusual for this late in the year, but not unheard of for Illinois. Now the lush green lawn’s morning dew was gilded by beams of light pouring down from the heavens. It almost looked like a fairy garden.

The building crew had yet to arrive to work on the new house and the road in front of their property didn’t see a whole lot of traffic, so for one brief moment, Skye reveled in the silence.

The squawking of a blue jay reminded Skye of the argument that she and Wally had that morning and she frowned. Although she had told him about Bunny’s not-quite-ex-boyfriend’s possible criminal connections the night before, they hadn’t resolved the issue of who had a right to know about Bunny’s situation. Wally had insisted his father should be on the list, but Skye had been equally adamant that they had no justification for revealing Bunny’s secret to someone not actively involved in the investigation.

During breakfast, Skye and Wally had resumed their disagreement over whether to inform his father about Aiden O’Twomey. Skye maintained that she had been given the facts as an employee of the police department, and sharing that information with Carson was nothing less than gossiping. However, after a prolonged discussion, Wally won Skye over to his side when he pointed out that his dad could be in danger. Still, she had asked that Wally give Bunny a chance to be the one to tell Carson, and Wally had given the older woman until noon today.

Skye had immediately conveyed that deadline to Bunny, who grumbled but agreed. By the time Skye had gotten off the phone with the complaining redhead, it was already past nine, and she’d hurriedly bundled the twins into their stroller and set off to take a look at what the rental company had accomplished yesterday afternoon.

Her mom was due to arrive at nine thirty and Skye wanted to have some time to get an impression of the arrangements before May completely took over the preparations. Not that she had any hope of changing her mother’s mind…

As Skye approached the massive tent, she blinked when she saw its sidewalls featured cathedral windows.

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