Maggie Lee | Book 26 | The Hitwoman and the Teddy Bear by Lynn JB

Author:Lynn, JB [Lynn, JB]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cozy Mystery | Humor
Published: 2021-04-30T04:00:00+00:00

16

I was so keyed up with everything; the botched bear debacle, the mystery of who had tried to frame me for murder, and wondering what on earth was going on with Griswald, that sleep was elusive.

I tossed and turned most of the night. It didn’t help that the warm bodies weren’t in bed with me. I wasn’t accustomed to sleeping alone. DeeDee, Piss, and Matilda were all keeping guard over the family compound. Which was one more reason I couldn’t relax.

I was up at the crack of dawn. As the furry animals wandered in, exhausted from another overnight shift, I was getting ready to head out the door.

I scooped up God, skipped coffee, and was ready to head out the door before another human stirred. On my way, I stopped and peeked in on Katie. My niece slept soundly and peacefully. Watching her made me feel a little better. At least she was doing well.

I heard Herschel’s hacking cough as I stepped outside and realized he was in the barn, probably conversing with Irma. I considered popping over and saying hello, I hadn’t seen much of him since he’d come down with his cold, but then decided I’d be better off getting away before anyone else awoke and made a demand on my time.

I had a busy day ahead of me, what with stealing the correct bear and visiting Griswald. That was where I was off to at the early hour. I was going to see the U.S. Marshal in the hopes I could figure out at least some of what was going on.

“I’m not sure I’ve ever seen you start the day without coffee,” God remarked, once I’d placed him on the dashboard of my car.

“Desperate times call for desperate measures,” I told him.

“And where is this desperate sojourn taking us?”

“Griswald’s place. I need to talk to him.”

That he didn’t immediately come back at me with a snappy reply, made me nervous. I glanced at him and saw he was staring out the window, lost in thought.

“What?” I asked.

“Pardon me?”

“What are you thinking? You can’t go all silent on me. It makes me anxious.”

“Usually, you’re telling me to be quiet,” he reminded me drily.

“Not when we’re alone,” I countered testily.

He didn’t respond.

“Come on,” I urged. “Tell me what you’re thinking.”

“You’ve got too much going on,” the lizard said.

I shrugged. “What else is new?”

“No, this is different. There’s too many—”

A white SUV cutting in front of my car making me to slam on the brakes, causing God to slide and scream across the length of the dashboard.

I swore as my car fishtailed, and the rear tires slid off the road. Barely able to prevent the vehicle from going into a full spin, we shuddered to a jolting stop.

“You’re trying to kill me!” God complained.

“Or someone’s trying to kill me,” I replied.

The white SUV was only a few feet ahead of us, also stopped.

Heart pounding, I glanced in my rearview mirror, confirming no one else was on the road. If this was an ambush to whack me, they’d timed their hit well.

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