EYE FOR AN EYE: Tiger's Eye Mysteries by Alyssa Day

Author:Alyssa Day [Day, Alyssa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781948253376
Published: 2023-10-29T18:30:00+00:00

19

Tess

When I got home, I tried to call Jack again, but it went straight to voicemail again. I took a shower and cuddled my cat. Uncle Mike had driven Lou home when I was at Susan’s because she loves to visit him but gets nervous if she’s away from home at night. When Lou curled up on the pillow next to me, I said my prayers and asked that Jack and Susan would be safe, and everything would turn out okay.

Then I flopped face-down on my bed and was out. I slept restlessly; tossing and turning and waking up a lot in between nightmares about giant walking zucchinis that chased me around town.

I needed a lot of coffee when I woke up.

And there was still no message from Jack.

Lou meowed at me when I gave her breakfast. Apparently, her cat food was not as good as the special roast beef she’d eaten at Aunt Ruby’s.

“Sorry, sweetie. That was a special treat.” I crossed to the fridge for cream for my coffee and pulled out a slice of ham. “But here’s a little ham to top it off.”

Lou, the best cat in the world, weighed exactly what she should, according to my vet in Orlando, so I didn’t worry about giving her the occasional treat. Thinking of that reminded me to get my records transferred to Dr. Charitha’s new practice in town. I liked my vet, but not so much I’d keep driving all the way to Orlando when I liked Charithra, too. Plus, her vet tech Phin and I had been friends since school. The new vet’s Dr. Doolittle gift didn’t hurt, either. I loved the idea she’d have special insights into Lou’s health.

She’d already warned us about pugs and their eagerness to eat everything in sight.

“Pugs can gain too much weight too easily, because they’re so sweet and adorable everyone gives them treats. Please try to stick to her meals with very few treats, okay? And you can give carrots for treats,” she’d told Shelley, who’d brought a notebook to write it all down. My little sister was a very responsible pug owner, and I was proud of her, even though she’d scolded me for sneaking a bit of roast chicken to Pickles once. I’d have to tell her what Otis had said about zucchini, too.

I kissed Lou’s head, stuck a piece of ham in a slice of bread, and ran for the door. I wanted to be early to work today because the paperwork was piling up. It was wonderful to be in a relationship, but I needed to find a balance between spending so much time with Jack and getting my administrative work in shape. Even in Black Cypress County, which didn’t have nearly the number of rules and regulations as other places, business owners still had to file a lot of paperwork. And special charter or no special charter, the IRS would collect their taxes.

When I opened my door, I let out an embarrassing squeaking sound,

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