Listen to Your Art by Wendy Meadows

Author:Wendy Meadows [Meadows, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Majestic Owl Publishing LLC
Published: 2019-08-08T23:00:00+00:00

7

The following morning, Mimi woke up even more determined to carry on with her private investigation ‘on the side.’ Since she had run out of her own suspects to consider, she had a cunning plan to pick Sara’s brain.

But first and foremost, she needed a good, powerful cup of coffee.

All bundled up with an equally bundled up Baxter at her feet, Mimi left her apartment and headed for the town. The wind had settled overnight, but there was a crispy sting in the air and frost on the ground. Probably more snow on the way.

Mimi tightened her scarf and pulled the hat over her ears. Her inner sun-loving self cringed at the thought of walking for ten minutes into town, even to get the best coffee in the world.

Maybe a cup of instant brew wasn’t such a bad idea?

She half-turned around to go back into the coziness of her apartment, when she spotted light in the windows of the cafe next door.

“We’re lucky again,” she whispered to her pug. Baxter wagged his tail once.

Mimi rolled her eyes.

“Honestly, Baxter, is there anything that gets you excited?” She glared at the dog, but he didn’t respond, and just kept looking ahead. Mimi sighed. What a strange dog she had.

“Let’s go,” she said and pulled the leash. Baxter followed reluctantly.

Once at the café, Mimi let Baxter off the leash, letting him attend to his morning business as she pushed the door. This time it was unlocked.

The café looked much more inviting than yesterday. Scott smiled at her from behind the counter.

“Hello, Mimi,” he called. “How do you like the new decor in the café?”

Mimi looked around. The walls were still the same creamy color, but Scott had added his own touch—wood-framed posters of bright green leafy vegetables and all sorts of colorful berries. There was a blackboard the size of a large TV screen behind Scott, with the menu.

“What can I get you?” Scott asked eagerly when Mimi approached the counter. “Our official grand opening isn’t for a week, so I’ve got a special half-price promo.”

Mimi scanned the menu. Daniel George would have turned over in his grave if he’d seen it.

“I’d like just a plain black coffee,” Mimi said hesitantly. “If you have it.”

“Plain black coffee?” Scott asked, giving her a careful look. “Locally roasted? Organic?”

Mimi blinked. It seemed that with Scott Thomas, buying a simple plain black coffee was never going to be the same.

“Whatever you recommend,” she said, after a moment of hesitation. It wasn’t like she didn’t experiment with her food or drinks.

“This one is an excellent roast,” Scott said, and then continued talking about the coffee bean sourcing and roasting. Mimi pretended to listen while scrambling to find a polite way to wriggle herself out of this foreign conversation.

“You are very knowledgeable,” she said eventually. “And very quick. When did you get the premises ready? Yesterday was the first time I even noticed you were here.”

“I had a lot of help from my friends. They came down last Friday and we did a lot last weekend.

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