Luck Be a Lady by Gemma Halliday & T. Sue VerSteeg

Author:Gemma Halliday & T. Sue VerSteeg
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Published: 2013-08-13T04:00:00+00:00

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Banging on my door shot me into a sitting position. I glanced at my curtains for any clue to the time, but I couldn't tell if it was neon or sun glimmering through the cracks. I flopped over and turned my alarm clock toward me. 6am.

"Who in their right mind is up at six?" I grumbled, as I reluctantly pulled the sheets back.

I grabbed a white, fluffy robe with the hotel logo on the pocket and shuffled to the door. I looked through the peephole to find Britton in full workout gear and makeup. Fab.

I opened the door and immediately pointed at the 'Do Not Disturb' placard hanging from the handle. "Does this mean nothing to you?" I huffed.

As though I hadn't said a word, Britton pranced past me and flung herself onto my bed. "I tried to do my work-out this morning, but I just couldn't get my heart into it." She pouted, and I almost felt bad for her.

Almost. It was 6am, after all.

"Coffee?" I ground out, not waiting for an answer before turning to the packets of instant in my tiny kitchenette.

Britton shook her head. "I'm way too jacked up today as it is. You know the police didn't leave until ten last night? Ten!"

"Ouch."

"God, it was awful, Tess," she said, falling back into a spread-eagle position as she complained to the ceiling. "The police dug through positively everything. And I mean everything. They even pawed through my tampons. My friggin' tampons!"

I shook my head, pouring a cup of coffee that looked just slightly above the quality of the slushy sludge on the side of the roads this time of year. "That's nuts," I agreed. "I mean, what did they expect to find?"

"I know, right?" she said, her voice going higher and louder. "Like I totally poisoned his drink with killer feminine products. Jerks," she muttered.

"What did Stintner say?" I asked, taking a sip and instantly regretting it. Roadside slush probably would have tasted better. I hated instant.

"He told them to put everything back where they found it and told me to say nothing." She popped up into a sitting position. "You would not believe the questions they asked me. That detective—the one with the pot belly?"

I nodded, even though I hadn't really noticed one plainclothes over another.

"He totally grilled me. Where was I, who had access to the penthouse, did I keep the cupboards locked? Like, stupid stuff, over and over." She paused. "Tess, I have a bad feeling the police think I did something to Dickie."

I had a bad feeling she was right. I sat beside her and put what I hoped was a comforting hand on her back. "I'm sure Stintner will straighten everything out."

"You know I would never, ever hurt Dickie, right Tessie?" she asked me. Her eyes shone with tears and so much sadness, but the Botox fought the good fight everywhere else.

"I know," I told her with 100% conviction. I searched my brain for something to cheer her up, but not actually knowing her very well left me with nothing.

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