Ghostly Holiday (A Harper Harlow Mystery Book 11) by Lily Harper Hart

Author:Lily Harper Hart [Hart, Lily Harper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperHart Publications
Published: 2019-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Jared took Harper to Jessica’s house, but only because he hoped she would be able to find their missing ghost. He ordered her to stay in the car long enough to force open the front door — he was legitimately worried there would be a body inside — but when he came up empty, he briefly allowed her to enter.

“Don’t touch anything, Heart,” he warned, keeping watch out the front window. “You don’t have much time. The state police are sending over a crime scene unit, and they should be here in ten minutes. No offense, but I don’t want to explain what you’re doing here. It didn’t exactly go over well with the medical examiner.”

Harper couldn’t muster the energy to be offended. She didn’t have time. Instead, she cruised through the house — keeping her mittens in place — and tried to swallow the bubble of disappointment clogging her throat by the time she was finished.

“She’s not here.”

“That’s not unheard of, right?” Jared didn’t want her feeling down, so he carefully ordered her hair and smiled. “You’re the one who told me that new ghosts can’t always control their environment so sometimes they come and go at odd intervals.”

“I love it when you spout my ghost knowledge back to me,” she said drily, shaking her head. “You’re right, though. We can’t force her to show up.”

“Then there’s nothing you can do.” Jared flicked his eyes to the window to make sure the coast was still clear. “I called Zander. He’s on his way. He says he’ll keep you busy for the rest of the afternoon.”

“That’s a frightening thought,” Mel muttered, joining them. “The last time he promised to keep me busy, he made me go to this freaky store in the mall where they sold pink suits. He insisted I try one on.”

Jared tried to picture his partner in a pink suit. “That sounds like a pleasant afternoon. Please tell me there’s video ... or at least a photograph.”

“I threatened him with death if he tried,” Mel said, slowly moving his eyes to Harper. “I don’t want to kick you out, kid, but I don’t think you should be here when the state police show up. You’re going to be hard to explain.”

Harper realized that without the gentle nudge. “I’ll wait outside. Zander is on his way, right?”

Jared nodded. “You can sit in the cruiser if you want. It’s warmer there. That we can explain by saying we were having lunch when the car was discovered. It’s just ... .” He felt slimy suggesting that the state police would give them grief for bringing a ghost hunter to a potential crime scene, so he left the sentence hanging.

“I get it. You don’t have to worry.” She rolled up to the balls of her feet and pressed a kiss to the corner of his mouth. “Zander and I have shopping ahead of us. I still have a few last-minute items I want to get. I promised him a mall trip. Now seems as good a time as any since we can’t do anything else.

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