Fallin' Fast (Real Estate Rescue Cozy Mysteries Book 15) by Patti Benning

Author:Patti Benning [Benning, Patti]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Summer Prescott Books
Published: 2024-03-17T00:00:00+00:00

EIGHT

Plagued by the lingering feeling that she was procrastinating, Flora got back into her truck and followed Sydney to the feed store. It was a weekend, and the parking lot was busier than usual. A trailer with a working smoker in it was parked along the back edge of the lot, and someone had set up a small tent and a table to sell pulled pork sandwiches from. Flora made a mental note to swing by and grab one of those before she headed to the yellow house for the day.

She rejoined Sydney in the parking lot and walked inside the store with him. He steered them toward the register, where there was a sizable line. She spotted Jaxon behind the counter, which was a relief since it meant their trip here wouldn’t be in vain, even if Sydney’s boss wasn’t here today. If they were lucky, he would be able to answer all of their questions about Simon.

Instead of getting into line, Sydney just walked around behind the counter and joined his coworker there. Flora hesitated but followed when Sydney gestured to her. Jaxon looked over at them and raised an eyebrow, his gaze lingering on Flora in a manner that told her he wasn’t used to customers walking behind the counter all willy-nilly, though he was too busy to say anything.

When it became evident the line wasn’t going to shrink without some help, Sydney logged into one of the other computers and opened his own register, which sped things along a little. Before too long, they had cleared the backup of customers and finally had a chance to talk.

“Not that I don’t appreciate the help,” Jaxon said. “But you weren’t supposed to work today, were you? And what’s with her? I thought you were dating someone else.” He nodded at Flora.

“She’s a friend,” Sydney said. “We came in to see if Bill was here. Is he working today?”

“He is here, but he’s out back by the lumber. That couple he’s always going above and beyond for want to make a new wheelchair ramp for the wife.”

“Did you just get here?” Sydney asked. “The morning shift should be almost over by now.”

“My shift ends in ten minutes. Sylvia just got here, but some guy came in wanting a bunch of refills for his propane tanks, so she’s outside dealing with that and I’m stuck here until one of them gets back inside the store.” He sounded irritated. “What do you want to see him for, anyway? You’re not quitting, are you? You’re the only one who’s been here as long as me. I don’t want to have to train someone new.”

“I’m not going to quit,” Sydney said. “I wanted to ask him about Simon. Ever since you told me what happened, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about him and I realized I never found out why he got fired. Bill refused to talk about it back then. I talked to a friend of his and it sounded like he might have been going through something in the weeks before his death.

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