Murder of a Barbie and Ken by Denise Swanson

Author:Denise Swanson [Swanson, Denise]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Mystery & Detective, Fiction, General, Women Sleuths
ISBN: 9780451210722
Google: 8oBl8rd_tX0C
Amazon: B006X9QIU8
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Published: 2002-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

O, what a tangled web we weave…

—Sir Walter Scott

During the rest of the afternoon, Skye thought about what she had learned at lunch. It hadn’t occurred to her until she talked things over with Wally that there were really two motives stemming from Ken Addison’s medical practice— Tony Zello’s anger over losing the grant, and the patients who felt they had been mistreated.

When the teachers’ dismissal bell rang at three-thirty, Skye stuffed her appointment book into her purse, grabbed her coat, and hurried out of the building, anxious to get home and oust her unwanted houseguest.

Five minutes later, Skye was home. She fed Bingo, then went into the guest bath to clean his litter. Shit! Her breath caught in her throat. She knew Bunny was a slob, but this was too much. Used towels and dirty washcloths were everywhere, the floor was sticky with what Skye could only hope was hair spray, and red nail polish had dripped on the pale gray marble counter.

“Bunny.” Skye waited a second. No response. She tried again, louder. “Bunny.” No answer. That did it. Bunny had crossed the line. If Skye had wanted to raise someone with this type of behavior, she would have adopted a teenager. “Bunny! Get in here right now!”

“What?” Bunny yelled back. “I’m on the phone.”

“Hang up and get in here right now.”

“It’s a real important call.”

“Now!”

Bunny darted into the bathroom. “That was about a job. I need to call them right back. Can’t this wait?”

“No.” Skye swept the small room with her arm. “Look at this mess.”

“Yeah. I was wondering when your cleaning lady comes.”

A picture of May with a bottle of Windex briefly flitted across Skye’s mind, but she firmly thrust it away. “You’re looking at her.”

“Oh.” Bunny played with the zipper of her warm-up jacket. “Ah, so I guess I should clean this up. I’ll do it as soon as I call back about that job.”

“Do it now.” Skye glared. “Cleaning supplies and rags are in the utility room.”

“Really.” Bunny backed up. “I’ll do it later, as soon as I finish with that call.”

That was it. Skye had had enough. “There is no later for you. At least not in this cottage.” She grabbed the redhead’s hand and led her into the great room. “Start packing.”

“Don’t be like that.” Bunny shook herself free and sat on the couch. “I’ll clean the bathroom, but I need to find a job.”

“That’s not the point. The point is you showed up six days ago saying you needed a place to spend the night, and I reluctantly let you stay here.” Skye located her houseguest’s suitcase, flipped open the lid, and started stuffing Bunny’s belongings inside. “You said you wanted a chance to get to know your son again, and I’ve tried to help you. But so far you’ve made no effort toward that goal. In fact, you seem to be doing everything in your power to alienate him further. All you’ve done is put me in the middle.”

Bunny jumped off the sofa and tried to take out what Skye was putting into the suitcase.

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