Hope Callaghan - Garden Girls 05 - Eye Spy by Hope Callaghan

Author:Hope Callaghan [Callaghan, Hope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery: Cozy - Senior Sleuths - Michigan
ISBN: 1511902272
Publisher: Hope Callaghan
Published: 2015-04-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Gloria woke unusually early the next morning. She lay there in bed wondering what on earth had woken her. She glanced at the clock. It was 6:30 a.m. and still dark outside.

A light tap tap interrupted her thoughts. The tapping noise was the rattling of pipes. Water pipes. Which mean only one thing. Ruth was already up.

Gloria was up most mornings before Ruth, but not today. That meant only one thing. Gloria had a hunch Ruth was up to something. She flung her feet over the edge of the bed and slipped her feet into her slippers. She pulled her bathrobe on and wandered into the other room. A bright light shone under the bathroom door. She could hear water running in the bathroom sink.

She shuffled past the door and into the kitchen, which was still dark. Gloria flipped on the light switch. Mally opened one eye and stared up at Gloria as if to say, what on earth are you doing? Even she knew it was too early. She closed her eyes and sighed before rolling over and burying her head between the wall and her doggie bed.

Coffee. Gloria needed coffee. She started the pot and pulled out a kitchen chair. She could see the newspaper lying on the porch. She wandered out and grabbed the paper.

When she stepped back in the kitchen, she ran right into Ruth, who was fully dressed. She looked as if she was leaving. Or, better yet, sneaking out.

She stopped abruptly when she spied Gloria. “Oh! Uh. I was just going to leave you a note. I couldn’t sleep and for some reason was worried about the house. You know, like I needed to check on it,” she explained.

Gloria didn’t buy it. Not for a minute. She wondered if this had something to do with Kenny sneaking into the post office the night before. Her eyes narrowed. Was she going to meet Kenny?

She had a strong hunch that was exactly what she planned to do. “Oh. Okay.” Gloria poured a cup of coffee, then wandered over to the kitchen table to have a seat. Like she didn’t care at all that Ruth was leaving the house before daylight to check on a house she hadn’t been the least bit worried about. Until now.

“How was the date with Steve?”

Ruth stopped at the door. She glanced at the flowers centered on the table and turned a pale shade of pink. “It was very nice,” she said. “We might go out again.”

Gloria nodded. “You want a cup of coffee before you go?” she asked.

Ruth looked at the coffee pot and shook her head. “No. I think I’ll stop by Dot’s after I check on the place,” she said.

Gloria nodded, then grabbed the paper and began to read the front page, all the while watching Ruth out of the corner of her eye.

Ruth paused for a moment, as if she might change her mind. That didn’t last long. She grabbed the door handle and opened it. “I’ll see you later,” she said.

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