Dyeing Season (Dewberry Farm Mysteries Book 5) by Karen MacInerney

Author:Karen MacInerney [MacInerney, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gray Whale Press
Published: 2019-03-29T16:00:00+00:00

14

I had just finished milking Hot Lips when a truck bumped up the driveway. I smiled as I recognized it was Tobias's.

"What brings you here?" I asked as I walked over to meet him at the top of the drive.

"I missed you," he said, giving me a peck on the lips. "I know it's late notice, but I was wondering if you were up for dinner."

"That sounds terrific," I said. "I can whip up something here, or we can go out; whichever works for me!"

"I thought we'd head over to Bubba's Barbecue," he said. "I'm kind of in the mood for brisket."

"That sounds great," I said. "Let me just get cleaned up and we'll head over. We’ve got a lot to catch up on."

"We do?" he asked.

"You have no idea," I said, giving him a quick peck before going to get changed.

When I emerged from my bedroom a few minutes later, Tobias was in the rocking chair on the front porch with Chuck sprawled across his lap. Tobias patted my poodle's roundish tummy. "Looks like the diet dog food isn't doing the trick," he said.

"He's not a fan," I said. "I keep having to doctor it to get him to eat."

"What does 'doctor' mean?" Tobias asked. "Are we talking cucumber slices?"

"Not exactly," I admitted. "At any rate," I said, changing the subject, "how about that barbecue?"

"We'll have to talk about this more at your next vet appointment, young man," Tobias told Chuck in a stern voice, then gently put him on the floor and stood up. "Ready?"

"Absolutely," I said.

A few minutes later, we were headed across the rolling hills of Buttercup toward Bubba's, home of the best barbecue in Fayette County as far as I was concerned. The pecan pie was to die for, too. As we drove, I filled him in on the chicken coop vandalism and the creepy scarecrow.

"Did you report it?"

"I did," I said, "but I haven’t heard back."

"I don’t like it," he said. "Maybe you should stay with me for a few days."

"No," I said. "I don’t want to leave the farm."

He sighed. "Any word on what happened to Eva?"

"No, but I had a disturbing conversation with Edward Bartsch," I told him. "He's convinced Dottie's son killed Eva."

Tobias gripped the steering wheel. "What? Why?"

"You know Dottie's place is already under contract, right?"

"Yeah. To a judge, from what I hear, under the auspices of some kind of real estate company."

"I'm not sure that's good news," I replied, wondering what was in store for Dottie's property. "At any rate, I got the feeling Edward thinks Eva was trying to talk Dottie out of giving Jessie power of attorney, or whatever she gave him to let him sell the house, and that he killed her to get her out of the way."

"Did he talk to Rooster about it?"

"He told me he did. He also told me it didn't go well."

"Big surprise there. What about the deputy?"

"I suggested that, too," I said. "I'm worried, though. And apparently his daughter June has been sneaking out with Ethan Kramer, and Edward didn't know anything about that.

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