Maternal Instincts Mysteries Box Set 1-3 by Diana Orgain

Author:Diana Orgain
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: box set, murder mystery, cozy, diana orgain, maternal instincts, funny mystery, mystery series, new mom
Publisher: Diana Orgain
Published: 2017-05-31T00:00:00+00:00

•CHAPTER SEVENTEEN•

Second Wind

To Do:

1.Talk with Galigani—what are the real dangers of this business?

2.Stock up on soup and tea.

3.Dust and clean house—yuk!

4.Catch up on laundry. Ask Jim to do laundry.

5.Laurie swim classes?

6.Be a better mom—stay out of trouble—do NOT endanger Laurie.

The following morning, I puttered around the kitchen making coffee, still not sure if I would be able to drink any. My throat continued to hurt and only tea seemed to go down. It was 9:00 a.m., and Jim and Laurie were still sleeping.

The nurses had pumped Laurie full of formula and it seemed to knock her out overnight. We had been up to breastfeed only once, around 3:00 a.m.

Hmmm. Something to keep in mind.

When we got home last night, after the hospital escapade, Jim had made me promise not to investigate without guidance. He’d said if Galigani wasn’t willing to sponsor me as an intern and supervise me, then I’d have to stop investigating.

Actually, the arrangement was fine with me. I hated being scolded by McNearny. What if he arrested me?

No.

I would be a stay-at-home mom! Full-time mother! Completely dedicated and 100 percent devoted to my little flower!

The temperature had dropped overnight and it looked like we were in for a bit of a cold spell. At least by San Francisco standards, high forties. I planned to snuggle under a fleece blanket, drink tea, be with Laurie, and watch TV all day.

After all, isn’t that what new moms were supposed to do?

No running around and thinking I had consumed something deadly.

I flicked on the TV and at the first commercial break got antsy. I peeked at my cell phone and noticed the voice mail indicator on. I’d missed three calls yesterday.

Hmmm.

No!

I’m a stay-at-home. One hundred percent mom. If I listened to my voice mails, I might get sucked in again. I padded to the middle of room, where Laurie was lightly sleeping in the bassinet. She fidgeted and swung her arms. I touched her cheek, and despite the fuzzy sleeper, she seemed cold.

When would I be allowed to use a blanket in her bassinet? She had broken out of the swaddle a few weeks prior, and keeping her warm in this weather was going to become a concern.

My eyes flicked back to my cell phone. There wasn’t any harm in checking messages, was there? All I would be doing was listening. Maybe there was an important message, even something urgent.

I grabbed my cell phone as the doorbell rang. I made my way to the front door and looked through the peek hole. There was a pregnant belly poking its way through a bouquet of flowers. My best friend, Paula, was standing behind the bouquet.

I flung the door open and a gust of wind hit me in the face. I grabbed Paula around the neck, crushing the flowers between us. “Oh, my God, what are you doing here?”

Paula, a born designer, was wearing a white cashmere overcoat and was wrapped in pink accessories. Pink gloves, scarf, and hat. They matched her cheeks.

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