Magical Cool Cat Mysteries Boxed Set Volume 3 (Magical Cool Cats Mysteries) by Mary Matthews

Author:Mary Matthews [Matthews, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: No Publisher
Published: 2017-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

“I never get drunk on champagne. It just makes me happy.” Annie insisted, holding her glass out again for the waiter to refill. Although Coronado Tent City began as a summer resort, it became year round, spurred on by visitors who never wanted to leave. The cottages sported their own names on plaques that revealed the whimsical character of their inhabitants: Stagger Inn, Dew Drop Inn, Barely Inn, Rarely Inn, and Never Inn.

Outside the Dance Pavilion, an elderly couple danced with the vigor of twenty-one year olds. Breathing Coronado air could be as intoxicating as champagne.

“They have such happy energy. They’re nice to be around.”

“That’s why they’re still around. If you live to be in your eighties, it’s because you’re enjoying life and grateful for it. If you wake up everyday, thinking the world is terrible, you’ll get eliminated before you get to your eighties. They got married when their first spouses died.”

Tatania and Zeus left to explore a nearby garden, delicately sniffing the flowers. Zeus stopped for awhile at a favorite rose, lingering to better appreciate its sweet scent.

“Keep pouring the champagne,” Marco commanded. “We’re bringing out the most expensive items now.”

“How are you, Marco?” Annie asked.

“Overworked and underlaid,” he said, picking up after the models.

“What is taking so long?” Marco was staring at a partition on the pier, set up for the models to change behind. The models kept strolling down the pier, like it was a stage, and then going to mingle around the guests sitting at the tables.

The rate of sales increased exponentially with the amount of champagne imbibed. All the guests were ossified. Just like when you think someone else is more attractive when you’re drinking, you can think what someone else is wearing is more attractive when you are drinking.

The fishermen looked up from their poles for a moment, checking out the models. One went flying in the water, holding his rod, and unexpectedly yanked by something large. Even when wet, he could still hold on to the side of his boat, and his well-developed muscles made it easy to reel the fish to him

A woman who sounded like Lauren kept yelling. Marco threw down his cigarette and sprinted up the pier to the partition. Behind the partition, Lauren stood with her arms crossed.

“Lauren, I promised this dress to another model,” Marco pleaded.

Lauren had just slipped on a red silk dress accented with black embossed cats that draped her curves. The dress looked like it would entitle the wearer to the seduction of her dreams.

“It would look better on Joan. That’s why I gave it to her,” Marco said.

Lauren furiously ripped off the dress and bumped the dressing partition. It fell down and Lauren stood, like a goddess before the crowd, ocean mist spraying on her body. The crowd, well mainly the men, applauded.

Lauren threw the dress over the pier, while Joan, in an amazing move, managed to catch it but lost her balance, fell, and sprawled across the flimsy partition. Lauren took off running with Marco close behind.

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