Hung Out to Dry by Jennifer L. Hart

Author:Jennifer L. Hart [Hart, Jennifer L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: psychic, amature sleuths, Women Sleuths
Published: 2015-07-01T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Do you guys know anyone who could run a background check?” I asked my crew at dinner that night.

Marty took a hamburger from the platter and passed it to Kenny. “You mean other than the police?”

I bit my lip and shot a glance at my husband. “Yeah.”

Neil spooned some potato salad onto his plate and since I had Mae in my hands he dished some out to me as well. “You can put her down, Uncle Scrooge.”

“No because the damn dog is in her face every time I do. I’m afraid he’ll step on her. Speaking of which, Kenny, did you feed him?”

Kenny groaned theatrically, set his fork down and then pushed back from the table.

“Private investigators,” Neil answered my question. “They have access to all sorts of databases like the police.”

“Mac’s mom is a PI.” Josh added. “She does background checks for her all the time. I bet you she could get whatever you need.”

“She babysits and runs background checks and works as an intern at Intel and goes to MIT?” My eyebrows rose as I looked from Josh to Neil. “Watch out slick, it looks like there’s a new superhero in town.”

Neil shrugged. “What is it you want to know?”

There was a crash from the other room as Kenny poured dog chow into Atlas’s dish and the idiot canine charged for the meal as though it would get snatched away if he didn’t lunge fast enough. No one turned a hair, we were all used to his antics by now.

“You okay?” I called to Kenny.

A pause followed by a quick, “I’m good, but he broke the lamp. Again.”

I sighed and was about to rise when Marty jumped up. “I’ll clean it up.”

“What was that?” Neil asked as my brother retreated.

I shrugged. “Beats me but I’ll take what I can get.”

Neil inhaled the food left on his plate and took Mae from me. “So, the background check?”

I took a drink from a large tumbler of iced tea. “Financials for the Dale family mostly. They threatened to contest the will and I’m wondering if there’s more than just indignation over Sarah’s getting the house. Something that would force them to take more drastic actions.”

“Mac could totally do that.” Josh said. “I’ll call her.”

“Ask her if she can walk on water too while you’re at it,” I teased.

Josh blushed but pushed back from the table.

“He’s got it bad,” Neil grinned.

“First crushes are like that.” I watched our oldest make his way to his bedroom for privacy.

Marty and Kenny returned to the table and made short work of what was left on the grill platter.

We ate in silence for a bit. I finished my hamburger and took Mae into the living room while the guys handled the dishes. She was asleep on my lap, Atlas snoring on the other end of the couch when Sylvia showed up.

“Hey,” she said. “I just got a call from Sarah. They’ve released her from the hospital but her house isn’t cleared yet. I was thinking about stashing her in my apartment over the garage if I could sleep on your couch.

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