Murder of the Mysterious Maid by Megan Mollson

Author:Megan Mollson [Mollson, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Rose! Rose, stop will you?”

I ignored Will as he hollered behind me. It wasn’t until he got a hand on my elbow that I slowed. The sound of the party behind us was quieter out here on the front drive than it had been inside the house. Thankfully, there were no witnesses but the moon and the crickets to hear us.

“Is that your plan?” I began without preamble, refusing to look at him. “Are you hoping to marry me for my money?”

I heard him gasp at my forwardness. Without turning, I knew he was shoving his hands into his pants pockets and rocking back on his heels. I expected his protests that he’d never entertained such a thought.

“As far as ideas go, it’s not a bad one,” he admitted. When I turned and speared him with my eyes, Will threw up his hands in defense. “Think about it, Rose. We get along well and we like each other. That’s a lot more than many married couples can say.”

My hands found my hips and I turned to him, frowning. “Is that why you’ve been spending time with me, Will? Are you hoping that you’ll convince me to marry you? Am I nothing more than a plot to save your family from ruin?”

His eyes grew wide. “No, of course not. I spend time with you, Rose, because I like spending time with you. I swear!”

“Then why did the group back there seem to think you were interested in my money?” I pointed a finger toward the house.

“Look, I won’t pretend that your money wouldn’t help my family,” he shrugged uncomfortably. “It would be a tremendous help, in fact. Everyone knows that. I can’t help it that they know both of our financial situations. But, just because they think that’s why I spend time with you doesn’t mean that they know the truth.”

It was a fair point. I knew that people liked to talk. Few topics interested them more than matchmaking. A new girl in town who stood to inherit a great deal of money would be talked about no matter what fellow she spent time with. It was only natural that they would speculate about me and Will since we’d been all over town together. My flaring temper began to cool.

“I’m not interested in getting married any time soon,” he said placatingly. “I don’t want to settle down for a long time to come. What do you say that if we both are getting older and don’t have any better options, that we consider joining forces? Only if we’re both really desperate, of course.”

I knew he was partly serious and partly joking and I appreciated it. He wasn’t making fun of me, but still managed to laugh at the situation in general. I smiled and reflected that Will was the sort of friend I needed. My earlier anger evaporated and I took his arm, allowing him to steer me back into the party.

“Do you want to dance?” he asked, having to lean down to holler into my ear to be heard as we drew close to the house.

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