Murder Befalls Us (Cozy Mystery Tails of Alaska Book 2) by Patti Benning

Author:Patti Benning [Benning, Patti]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Summer Prescott Books
Published: 2019-03-17T22:00:00+00:00

10

“Coffee is the best part of life,” Maggie moaned, sipping at the foam that was threatening to overflow from the paper cup.

Angie slid into the seat opposite her friend, her own cup of coffee in hand. The latte at Snow Grounds was a hundred times better than the black coffee they served at the diner, and she wasn’t ashamed to admit it.

“I’m not going to argue against that,” she said as she took a sip of her own foamy concoction. “I don’t know how people made it through the day before coffee.”

“Thanks for picking me up. Sorry for calling you while you were at work.”

“I don’t mind at all. My shift was just about over, and Theo had already finished inventory and was ready to start his usual shift. Grace was there as well, and three of us working during lunch is overkill. Plus, you saved me from having to bring Oliver his fifth soda refill. He’s been hiding out there for a couple of hours, and it was starting to get awkward.”

She had been planning on going home after her shift at the diner and spending some time with her family, but when Maggie called her begging for help after getting a flat tire, she hadn’t hesitated before agreeing to pick her up from the auto shop. Their rekindled friendship meant a lot to her, and if being a good friend meant getting a latte while they waited for the shop to get around to changing her tire, well, she wasn’t complaining.

“I don’t really remember him that well,” Maggie admitted. “I know he was part of your brother’s group of friends at school, but that’s it. Why is he hiding in your diner?”

Angie explained about him calling in sick to work. “I don’t know why he doesn’t just go home, but I wasn’t about to kick him out either. I know Percy’s death was hard on my brother. I can’t imagine it’s much easier for him.”

“I’m upset enough about it, and I didn’t even know Percy that well,” her friend said with a sigh. “Joshua asked me why I was so sad when I picked him up Saturday night, and I didn’t know what to say. Telling him that I found a dead body just seems like it would be too much for him, you know?”

“What did you end up telling him?”

“That a friend of mine passed away and even though I didn’t know him very well, it was sad.”

“That makes sense. You’ve got to think fast when you have kids, I guess. I don’t think I have the knack for it. Malcolm’s kids run circles around me.”

Maggie gave her a small smile. “So you’ve been spending a lot of time with them? He must really like you.”

“Nothing like that,” Angie said. “He just brings them into the diner every weekend. They like the waffles there. We aren’t anywhere near serious enough for him to actually introduce me to them as anyone other than ‘Dad’s friend who makes breakfast at the diner.

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