Murder Breaks the Bank by Maddie Cochere

Author:Maddie Cochere
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: murder, comedy, relationships, fun, sisters, bank, private investigator, ohio
Publisher: Maddie Cochere

Chapter Ten

I was surprised to find Glenn home when I walked in. He was seated at the kitchen table with a notepad and pen and appeared to be making a list.

“Why aren’t you still at the station?” I asked. “Don’t you have a ton of paperwork after charging Hugh Oakes with murder?”

He smiled. “Clay’s doing it. I don’t know if you remember, but I was supposed to be off this weekend. Clay and I got a reliable tip on a stalking case, so we had to follow up on that this morning, but I’m off now.”

He reached out to grab me and pull me onto his lap. I always flinched a little when he did this. My weight was great compared to when I was shoving pizza and ribs in my mouth at every opportunity, but I still felt like I weighed too much to sit on his lap. I pushed the feeling away and allowed him to run kisses down my neck.

“You did a good job this morning,” he said. “That wasn’t the outcome I was expecting when you called for Clay and me to sit in.” I could hear in his voice how proud he was of me.

“It was the outcome I was hoping for. It makes perfect sense that the killer was a bank employee. Benny runs such a tight ship in his department, it would be nearly impossible for anyone other than Hugh Oakes to steal the signature cards.”

Just saying the words caused a nagging feeling to surface in the back of my mind. Something about that statement was wrong. Was that what Arnie was talking about? Why couldn’t I see it? I needed to work on my whiteboard.

I stood from Glenn’s lap. “You’re making a list?”

“Don’t get mad,” he said. “I know I should have run this by you first, but it came up, and I said yes without thinking.”

My stomach flopped over. I could probably handle anything other than a houseguest. I smiled. Whatever it was, I would be cheerful and accept the news graciously … unless it was a houseguest.

“What did you get us into now?” I asked. “Naughty nurse might have to pack a few extra hypodermic needles in her bag tonight.”

He pretended to look frightened. “It’s not that bad. No needles necessary. I only offered to host Thanksgiving dinner for your family this year. I’m making a grocery list.”

“Is that all? Why would I be mad? I’d love to stay home on Thanksgiving and have everyone come here. Plus, we get all the leftovers.”

“Wait. There’s more,” he said, sounding like a commercial.

Now my spidey senses went up. The bad part was coming.

“Hank and Nancy are coming home from Hawaii,” he said. “I told them they could stay with us.”

The old me would have had a fit, but I was thrilled Hank and Nancy were coming home for the holidays.

I threw my arms around Glenn’s neck and gave him a hug. “Awesome. It will be a blast having them here.”

“Good, because they’re flying in next Saturday.

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