Flossed (Alex Harris Mystery Series) by Elaine Macko

Author:Elaine Macko [Macko, Elaine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: An Alex Harris Mystery
Publisher: ElaineMackoBooks
Published: 2013-04-01T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

By eight-thirty I had already washed one load of clothes and had just put another into a machine, which I felt certain had been designed by NASA. The operating manual on the wall next to it would make a nuclear scientist burst with pride. Thank goodness the Smiths had been kind enough to leave an abbreviated version for our use on a pad in the kitchen.

“What are...you doing?” asked a bleary-eyed Sam as she came into the kitchen.

“Washing clothes. And sheets. And towels. Do you know that machine takes over an hour for one load? And you can only get about six items into it at once. And the drier isn’t much better.”

“What’s that stuff outside?” Sam looked out the kitchen window.

I looked out onto a very dreary day. “I believe it’s called rain. Lots of it.”

“That’s what I was afraid of. Where did it all come from? It was so nice last night.”

“Yeah, well, that’s how it is here. Kind of like Oregon or Seattle, I would imagine. Actually, it’s a perfect day for cleaning. We’ve been here for over a week and I thought everything was about due for a good scrubbing.”

Sam yawned again. “Including me. What are you doing?”

I pulled the laptop toward me again. “I just checked my email and sent another one to Meme. And there are lots of congratulations from friends who couldn’t make the wedding and a lot of junk mail promising to enhance the performance of body parts I do not possess,” I said disgustedly and closed the cover on the laptop. “And an email from Mom saying Grandpa and Lucy McDermott tried to elope.”

“Good grief.” Sam rolled her eyes.

James Harris, our grandfather, lived in a retirement home and for the last two years had been wrecking havoc with the staff.

“A physical therapist caught them trying to climb over the fence. Lucy’s sweatpants got caught on it and grandpa was trying to untangle the whole mess but he forgot his glasses in their attempt for a quick getaway and he couldn’t see a thing.” I laughed loudly. “He sure is a spry old thing.”

“He is that. Let me go take a shower and I’ll be down to help with the cleaning.”

About thirty minutes later Sam returned to the kitchen in search of a cup of coffee.

“What are you reading?” she asked giving me a skeptical look.

“The Le Soir. It’s the local newspaper.”

Sam arched a perfectly plucked eyebrow. “Which I believe is in French.”

“Yeah, well I’m looking at the pictures mostly.” I slapped the paper down on the table. “There’s some fruit on the counter. I thought we’d forego the croissants this morning. My shorts are feeling a bit tight.”

“Fine with me. I ate too much last night what with all that food and then dessert and then Michael and I had several cappuccinos. The airline is going to take one look at me and charge extra baggage just for my body.”

“Where is Michael? Still sleeping?” I asked.

Sam pulled the stems off of a couple of strawberries and tossed them in the small trashcan.

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