Mascara and Murder (Murder In Style Book 3) by Gina LaManna

Author:Gina LaManna [LaManna, Gina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cozy mystery, amateur sleuth, janet evanovich, Sophie Kinsella
Publisher: LaManna Books
Published: 2020-11-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Hours later, I wiped my brow and expelled a huge breath. Then I looked in the mirror and was a bit gobsmacked at what I saw. Who on earth would trust a stylist who looked like they’d been gobbled up by a tornado and spit out?

I touched up my mascara and redid my hair into a messy bun. A streak of lip gloss, and that was the best I could manage. The rest of my makeup had melted off. I’d changed into jean shorts with a long-sleeved white sweater on top. It’d gotten hot in the trailer, and I’d borrowed some clothes from the costume closet, thinking it was the equivalent of my health benefits.

Grabbing a bottle of water, I heaved a breath of relief and made my way outside. I was finally free of actors looking to have their bodies beautified in clothing, and I was going to finally head toward set to see how it was all shaping up.

The second I pulled the door open, however, my plans changed. Before me stood a man with his arm outstretched and a smile growing on his face by the second as he laid eyes on me.

“Jenna,” Cooper said in a soft, growly sort of voice. “I was just coming to find you.”

“And give me a heart attack?” I opened the door wider. “Do you want to come inside?”

“Actually, I was hoping you could come out for a minute.”

Cooper extended his hand. It felt strange, but I slipped mine into his, and then suddenly it didn’t feel strange anymore. It felt just right.

“I hope you know that I have to—”

“I got permission,” Cooper said. “We’ve got an hour.”

“Permission from...” I trailed off as I glanced toward set.

There, I got my answer in the form of Cassidy as she winked at me and gave me the thumbs-up. She was highlighted from behind by a slew of floodlights lighting up the street where they were filming. A bunch of actors were on scene. They were still cycling through extras for a background crowd, and I was pretty sure I saw Ethel and her oxygen tank hanging out near the front ranks.

“Gotcha,” I said. “You know, we might not have a full hour to do... whatever it is you’ve planned.” I cast a sly glance up at Cooper.

“What do you think I have planned?” he asked mildly. “I’m open to improvising.”

“I’m sure you are,” I said. “Just so long as there’s food involved.”

“Hungry?”

“Starved.”

“You never did tell me why we wouldn’t have the full hour together.”

I glanced back at the set, and the commotion that was fading into the distance as Cooper walked me in the opposite direction down an abandoned Main Street.

“Oh, just that I’m pretty sure the director is about five minutes away from calling you down to haul Ethel into the station in handcuffs.”

“He’s tried. Three times.”

“And?”

Cooper shrugged. “Have you ever tried cuffing a ninety-four-year-old woman who didn’t want to be cuffed?”

“Can’t say that I have,” I said. “Not super keen to try, either.

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