Holiday Buzz by Cleo Coyle

Author:Cleo Coyle
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2012-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

Thirty-one

I spent Sunday with Quinn, Jeremy, and Molly, but I was only going through the motions. For the kids’ sake, I put on a good face, and at the end of the day, I put Quinn on a train. Then I headed back to my suddenly lonely duplex; and on Monday, it was back to the holiday grind.

The first thing I did was call a meeting of my staff—the entire staff, even employees who weren’t scheduled. I closed the store early and opened my 6 PM summit by sharing what Lori Soles had told me about the Christmas Stalker’s MO. The man was prowling for victims at our coffeehouse.

I warned them that undercover police officers could be planted among our customers, but that shouldn’t cause them to let down their guards. They needed to watch for any suspicious behavior, and take precautions when coming or leaving work—especially the females.

Finally, because there was safety in numbers, I announced that no one would close the Village Blend alone until the Stalker was apprehended.

When the meeting was over. All of us headed out to Brooklyn in a caravan of cabs for Moirin’s memorial service. The evening event was organized by Dave Brice and held at the Evergreen Retirement Community.

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