Ghost a la Mode [Granny Apples 01] by Sue Ann Jaffarian

Author:Sue Ann Jaffarian
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-02-12T08:35:09+00:00

WHILE PHIL LOOKED AT the two of them in disbelief, Emma shot Ian a look of indignation sharp enough to poke out an eye. She'd noticed he didn't say anything about his own alleged talents. Ian Reynolds took it all in stride.

"Would you forget about ghosts," Emma snapped at Phil. "You, too," she said to Ian. "You saw nothing."

It was then that Emma remembered they were not alone. The older couple was staring at her. So was the waitress. She didn't have to look in a mirror to know that her face resembled a wildfire. She could feel the heat traveling up her neck to her hairline.

She gave the couple a sweet-as-pie smile. They continued to stare.

"Great. The whole world's going to think I'm a crackpot."

Ian gave her his signature smug smile. "No, just this hick town."

Both Emma and Phil scowled at him.

"Okay," Emma began again, "let's get down to business. What's going on with the Reynolds property?"

"It's simple," Ian explained. "I want it, and he won't sell it."

Phil Bowers smacked his hand on the table. "It's not for sale. And even if it were, I wouldn't sell it to you."

Ian's eyes challenged his opponent. "Maybe we should let the law decide that." "

I am a lawyer, damn it. You have no legal right to that property."

"Hold on a minute" Emma stretched her hands across the table to keep them apart. The two men measured each other like boxers in a ring. "Now, I'm not a lawyer, and I don't know squat about real estate, but it seems to me, Ian, if the Bowers family doesn't want to sell that property, you can't make them."

Ian looked at her with surprise. "One would think, cousin, that you'd be more on board with recovering that property. After all, if Ish Reynolds hadn't been murdered, it might still be in the family."

"And if she hadn't been murdered, Winston might not have left Julian, and you and I might never have existed"

Phil chuckled. "Touche"

It was then that Emma looked up toward the door and saw Granny Apples. Her image was hovering by the cash register, near the area where the Rong Branch displayed local gift items for sale, such as jams and candies. But the ghost didn't come near and remained silent. Emma squinted, trying to see if Granny was attempting to give her a signal, but she couldn't make out anything. The two men noticed Emma's concentration, and both turned in the direction of the door. Granny disappeared.

It was then Emma remembered that Granny didn't have any problem showing up when Phil Bowers was around. She had even tried to defend Emma when Bowers dragged her to the car earlier. Phil couldn't see or hear the ghost, so Granny didn't mind being visible and talking to Emma around him. Ian, on the other hand, told her he could see them. So why had Granny disappeared just now? Could it be she didn't want to be seen by Ian?

She leaned against the back of the booth and tried to pry open that portion of her brain that might reveal what she was forgetting.

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