First to Dough: Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, Book 13 by Ainsley Emma

Author:Ainsley, Emma
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Summer Prescott Books
Published: 2022-05-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Maggie moved to her room and plugged her phone into the charger. As soon as it was plugged in, she heard the notification chime for her text messages. She turned the phone over and read a message from Brett.

“I’m coming back to your house. No argument. Will sleep on the couch.”

Maggie set the phone back on her night stand and exhaled. She ran to the bathroom and brushed her teeth. “This is stupid,” she said to her reflection. But she ran her fingers through her hair and splashed water on her face. She dried her face off and examined the dark circles under her eyes. “Don’t be stupid,” she spoke to her reflection again.

Back in her room, Maggie picked up her phone and texted Jake a quick warning that Brett was coming back. She set the phone down again and moved to her closet for a spare pillow and a couple of blankets for Brett.

Not long after, she saw his headlights in her windows again. He parked his car in the street in front of her house. Maggie ran her fingers through her hair once more and headed to the front door.

“I don’t use this door much,” she said when she had to pull extra hard to get it open for him.

“I would have parked in the back, but I want Brooks to come out and take photos of the tire tracks in the yard,” he said. “I didn’t want to drive over it.”

“What happened when you chased him?” She moved out of the way and let him inside.

“He had a little bit of a head start on us,” Brett said. He moved to the couch and took off his boots.

Maggie set the pillow against the arm rest. “He was also driving very recklessly through town. We backed off a bit and contacted the sheriff’s department with a description of the truck.”

“I take it they didn’t have any better luck catching him?”

Brett shook his head. “Not yet. I don’t think anyone was in the immediate area,” he said. “But in the morning, some of my officers are going to assist them in a county-wide sweep for the pickup.”

“How about you? Are you going out?”

“Nope.” He smiled up at her. “I’ll be hanging out right here until morning and then sticking around the festival in plain clothes all day. Brooks is going to run our end of the investigation. You’ll probably see him and a few others hanging around out of uniform.”

“Do you still think we should keep the spring fling going? Is it too risky now?”

“It’s still risky, but I think it is even more reason to keep the festival open and the police presence there high,” he said.

“High and unnoticed,” she said.

“Yes,” Brett agreed. “We’ll be around all day and into the night.”

“Oh, speaking of night.” She ran back to her room for her phone. “I got a few pictures of the truck when it was out back. I haven’t looked at them to see if they are any good.

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