Michaels, Fern - Fear Thy Neighbor by Michaels Fern

Author:Michaels, Fern [Michaels, Fern]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2022-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“I think Mr. Moore has a crush on you,” Valentina said to Ali as they headed to the dollar store.

Ali laughed. “He isn’t too hard on the eyes, that’s for sure.” Maybe she liked him a little more than she should, given the fact they’d just met. It would be her luck to find out he really was a stalker. Telling her he was a reporter could be a ruse just so she would let her guard down.

“You’re going to call the paper, aren’t you?” Valentina asked.

Ali turned to look at her, accidentally jerking the car onto the shoulder, then veering a hard left to get the Jeep back onto the main road. “How did you know?”

“It’s what any woman would do. You want to make the call, or should I?”

“You . . . no, never mind. I’ll call myself.” Ali trusted Valentina, but still, she needed to hear with her own ears that this guy was who he said he was. “I’ll make the call when I’m not driving.” Still new to cell phones, she wasn’t comfortable driving and using a phone—and besides, she thought there was a law against it.

“Smart move,” Valentina told her. “Lots of accidents around here. Some folks can’t put their phone down when they’re driving. Renée gets her learner’s permit this fall. I dread when she’s able to drive on her own.”

Ali nodded. “Now that would drive me insane. I guess it’s a good thing I don’t have children yet.”

She parked beneath a Florida elm large enough to cover a portion of the Jeep. Any shade one could get in Florida to keep their vehicle from turning into a furnace was a bonus, as there weren’t too many shade trees in this part of town that she’d seen.

“You want me to go inside with you?” Valentina asked before she opened her door.

Ali laughed. “Of course I do. You’ve spent enough time waiting for me today. Besides, it’s way too hot to sit in the car. I won’t be long.”

Once inside the store, Ali selected a cheap lamp and a package of light bulbs, along with three bath towels and washcloths. A bar of soap, and a new yellow toothbrush, just because it matched the cottage. She bought every type of cleaning product she would need, as well as a broom with an attached dustpan and a sponge mop.

“Paper towels?” Valentina said, picking up a large package. “These will go fast.”

“Get two,” Ali said. As crazy as the past few days were, she was truly having a blast buying all this stuff. Even though it was cheap, and she’d have to replace some of it, she couldn’t remember when she’d been this happy. Never in a million years did she think she’d go shopping with a girlfriend for cleaning supplies. Maybe Valentina would go with her when she was ready to furnish the house. It was obvious she had good taste. Her place looked like something out of a magazine.

“Looks like you’ve covered the basics.

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