J.D. Shaw - Vivienne Finch 02 - Yule Be the Death of Me by J.D. Shaw

Author:J.D. Shaw [Shaw, J.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery: Cozy - Paranormal - Witches - New York
ISBN: 1494255219
Publisher: J.D. Shaw
Published: 2013-11-24T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

Sunday, December 8th

Vivienne wanted desperately to return to the dream world as the shrill ring of the phone startled her awake. She couldn’t recall all the details, but it involved her sitting on a lovely white sand beach as turquoise-tinged waves lapped the shoreline. As she opened one eye in the weak early morning light, she pulled the soft pillow over her head with a groan. The phone rang two more times before she felt Joshua’s weight shift the mattress to his side of the bed as he finally answered the call.

“Say that again?” Joshua asked the early morning caller.

Vivienne’s mind refused to allow her to drift back to the comfort of sleep. She pulled one end of the pillow up and gazed at Joshua who kept his voice low. “What’s going on?”

He pulled the phone away from his face. “It’s Bill Collins. He decided to swing by Sally’s trailer one more time before his shift ended.”

Vivienne tucked her elbows behind her and pushed herself back against the pillows. “Did he find something?”

Joshua put the phone back to his ear. “Yeah, I’m still here. Thanks for keeping me posted, Bill.” He hung up the phone and turned to face her. “You were right.”

“I don’t want to be right about these things.” Vivienne sighed. “It’s never a good thing.”

Joshua pulled the covers up to his chest. “Bill said that when he drove by Sally’s trailer this morning he noticed her car had a fairly large dent near the front hood on the passenger’s side.”

Vivienne shook her head. “They think she was the driver who hit Eunice the other night?”

“He called it in and they’re sending a few guys to comb it over for any evidence.” Joshua replied.

“Why would she do something like that?” Vivienne asked. “Did they even know each other?”

“I don’t know.” Joshua snuggled closer to Vivienne. “If they find anything, she’ll be brought in for questioning soon.”

“This doesn’t feel right to me.” Vivienne squirmed in the sheets, wrapping her legs around the soft flannel as if she were a caterpillar spinning a cocoon.

“Nothing feels right with everything that’s been going on here lately.” Joshua reminded her. “Cayuga Cove is supposed to be a quiet town. People are supposed to be good hearted here.”

“Nana Mary warned me that something has changed ever since Missy communed with dark magic.” Vivienne said with a little sigh. “I don’t know if it will ever go back to the way it was.”

“Let’s not focus on that.” Joshua pulled her close to him and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

She welcomed his warm touch and nestled back against the pillows. “So we can still sleep in for a little bit?”

“We’ve earned it.” He smiled and then reclined back, pulling her closer against his body. “Something tells me quiet mornings are going to be rare.”

Despite the early morning call, they managed to sneak in another hour and a half of sleep before Joshua kissed her goodbye as he went in for the noon to midnight shift.

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