Lattes and Larceny by Nola Robertson

Author:Nola Robertson [Robertson, Nola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-10-26T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

By the time Myrna, Delia, Vincent, Zoey, and I had finished our meeting, everyone had been assigned a task, including me. Zoey would keep an eye on things at the Bean and report back if Carson stopped by to ask any more questions. Myrna was going to nonchalantly see if her network knew of any other people living in their neighborhood that had been robbed.

Apparently, before Vincent retired, he’d had some sort of computer engineering job, so he was going to do some online recon—his words, not mine—before we all got together again. After observing his mannerisms and hearing an occasional word that regular people didn’t use in conversations, I believed he may have served in the military at some point during his life.

Even if it was only temporary, owning a pet qualified me for what the group considered our first covert mission, which was extracting information from Ellie. Myrna had volunteered, but her idea of putting a tiny halter and leash on Ziggy so she could take him for a walk in the park had been vetoed. She’d gasped, her face turning a deep shade of red when Vincent told her she wouldn’t be able to blend in if her guinea pig ended up as an appetizer for one of the bigger dogs during their walk.

I’d thought the same thing but would’ve used a gentler way to dissuade her that didn’t include verbal images of her beloved pet’s death. I’d learned quickly that tack wasn’t one of Vincent’s stronger traits, yet I found myself liking him anyway.

I had to admit that using Harley to do undercover work had been a brilliant idea, one that hadn’t occurred to me until Delia told me Ellie owned a Chihuahua and took him on daily walks.

According to Myrna, many of the people, most of them retirees, liked to take their pets to the park a few blocks away from Delia’s house.

If nothing else, being pulled into a mystery had me contemplating the questions Delia and I needed to ask Ellie rather than reliving the unfortunate circumstances I’d have to face once I returned home. It made falling asleep and getting some decent rest after everyone left much easier.

I wasn’t excited about waking up to doggy breath with licks to my face, but it was a lot better than having my chin whacked by Luna’s sharp claws. “Hey there, bud,” I said, pushing Harley off my chest.

He’d had no interest in the pet bed I’d purchased for him and ran around the room and whined until I’d given in and let him on the bed. As far as sleeping partners went, a dog who liked to cuddle and didn’t steal the blankets met with my approval.

I’d made sure to take Harley outside before going to bed. I didn’t know the extent of his potty training, or if he’d even had any, so I checked the floor for any accidents that might have happened while I slept. “Good boy,” I said and scratched his head when I didn’t find any.

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