Hot Cider and a Murder by Kathleen Suzette

Author:Kathleen Suzette [Suzette, Kathleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“What have you got for us today, Rainey?” Sam asked as I pulled a pan out of the oven. “I smell cinnamon.”

I set the cake pan on a rack, inhaling the wonderful scent of cinnamon and nutmeg. “You got it right. Cinnamon, plus a liberal dose of nutmeg. I made a cinnamon crumb cake.”

He turned to look at me. “Cinnamon crumb cake? Something about that sounds familiar.”

I couldn’t help but grin. I had recently had a run-in with a killer that had issues baking cinnamon crumb cake. “Yeah well, I was left frustrated with the quality of the one I tasted not long ago, so I decided the only remedy was to make one of my own. It’s a classic fall favorite, you know.”

He chuckled. “Sure does smell good,” he said and turned back to the grill. “I’d eat that any time of year.”

“I’ll let this cool off before cutting into it. I have to get back out front and see if there’s anyone new at the front counter,” I said and laid down the oven mitts. When I got back out front, my mother was sitting at the front counter. I hesitated. I hadn’t told her about the new flower shop; I was still trying to process the whole idea that Gina was opening one up.

“Good morning, Rainey,” she said, pursing her lips. “I’ve been waiting out here forever.”

“Now you know I’m not going to believe that,” I said, pulling my order book from my apron pocket. “I was only in the kitchen for a couple of minutes. What would you like this morning?”

“Do I smell cinnamon?” she asked, peering at the kitchen pass-through.

“I made a cinnamon crumb cake, but it’s too hot to serve. I just took it out of the oven,” I said.

“Well get me a cup of coffee, and I’ll wait until it cools down enough that you can cut me a piece. It smells too good to pass up.”

I raised one eyebrow at her. “Cake for breakfast? That’s not exactly the breakfast of champions. If it were me, you’d tell me to eat some protein.”

She shrugged. “I’m old enough to make my own decisions, you know.”

I chuckled and got her a cup of coffee and brought it back, setting it in front of her. “Mom, did you know that there’s a new flower shop opening?”

She looked up at me as she reached for the sugar. “I heard a rumor, but I haven’t had time to check into it. So it’s true?”

I thought that was odd. My mother was the nosiest person I knew. “Really? You didn’t check into it? I would have thought you would have been all over that. Gina Richards is opening it up right around the corner from your shop.”

Her eyes went wide. “Right around the corner? How right around the corner?”

I nodded. “Two blocks away, on Fifth Avenue.”

She poured sugar and creamer into her coffee while she thought about this. “Well, Lana didn’t tell me they were planning on opening a new business.

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