Hot Off the Press (A Hailey Webb Mystery, Volume 1) by Deany Ray

Author:Deany Ray [Ray, Deany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-30T20:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“All right, you win,” I told my empty kitchen shelves. “I’m going grocery shopping now!” With all the excitement, I’d once again forgotten to stop by the stupid store. Now, I stared into a fridge so empty that it echoed. Good thing the auction wasn’t until eight, and I’d left work a little early, so I had some time.

Grabbing my reusable bags, I hopped into the Jeep and headed over to the closest grocery store. On my way, I received a handful of texts from my mother confirming we were on the list for the evening’s gala and that she expected photos of me in my dress.

Mom, it’s not the prom, I texted back once I’d parked the car. I rolled my eyes. Who had time for pictures? I had to eat something fairly quickly and get dressed.

Inside the store, I grabbed a cart and headed in to find some things to fill the void until that first check came in. I was contemplating buying something healthy too, like fruit, when my phone vibrated.

“Hey, Kat,” I said, holding the phone to my ear with my shoulder. I picked up a can of tomato sauce and some spaghetti noodles. Jury was still out on the fruit. “What’s up?”

“So, do you remember the overly eager intern that showed us around Pearlrover?” she began without preamble. “We went out last night, and he’s just as enthusiastic about, well, other things, as he is about work.”

I chuckled. “Good for you, Kat. Listen, I’m out shopping. Can we talk about this tonight?”

“But that’s what I wanted to talk to you about.”

I took a deep breath, leaning against the grocery cart. “All right, Kat. What is it?”

“Intern Boy got asked by his boss to be there at the auction, to smile for the VIPs and all of that. So—”

“You’re going to be his date,” I finished the sentence for her.

“Yeah, kinda. You mad?”

I laughed. “Why would I be mad? I’m happy for you.”

I could almost see Kat beaming. “Thanks. And check this out. Intern Boy told me they’re auctioning O’Connell’s haul tonight. How’s that for some sleuthing?”

Just as I thought. I could feel a grin spread across my face as I reached the section with the wine. “Excellent,” I said. “Looks like Intern Boy has stolen my plus-one, but we got good news all around.”

I’d miss the comfort of Kat by my side at this big affair. Still, it might be better this way. My best friend’s new obsession would hopefully distract her when she was introduced to Mike. Since Kat was convinced a new man was the answer to my problems, I was expecting an all-out campaign to turn him into “the one.”

“He said to meet him at the place since he has to be there early.” Kat interrupted my thought process. “Give me a ride?” she asked.

“Let me meet you there as well if that would be okay. I was gonna grab a cab, and I’m kind of rushed tonight.”

“No worries. That works too.

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