Murder to Go by Brenda Donelan

Author:Brenda Donelan [Donelan, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Brenda Donelan
Published: 2015-08-18T22:00:00+00:00

When the devil bares his soul, do you believe him?

Chapter 14

It was after 4:00 a.m. when Marlee awoke. The lights were off and she felt snug under the covers. Still, something was not quite right—and it was not just the beginning of the headache from excess alcohol consumption. A slight movement of the bedspread caused her to smile, as Pippa was rustling around on top the bed as she always did in the wee hours of the morning. But then Marlee realized she wasn’t home and the movement on the bed was not Pippa.

Then it all came rushing back. The drinks, the flirting, and Detective Hector Ramos.

Oh my god, this isn’t my room!

Marlee gently pulled the bedspread and sheet back from her body and rose from the bed. Hector stirred next to her as he felt movement.

“Where you going?” he asked in a sleepy voice.

“Uh, I think I need to get back to my own room. I don’t want the students to see me walking out of here,” Marlee said. This was uncomfortable. She looked around the dark room, searching for her sandals.

“We’re still going out on a proper date soon, right?” Hector asked.

“This wasn’t what you mean by a proper date?” Marlee joked to cover her embarrassment.

“It was most certainly a date, but there was nothing proper about it.” Hector laughed as he rolled over to face her. “I was thinking I could drive back up to Elmwood this weekend. You know, look for some more leads on Roxie’s case and maybe take a certain professor out for a meal.”

“That sounds like a great idea,” Marlee was a bit uncomfortable right now, but was looking forward to seeing Hector again.

The detective rose from the bed, and switched on the small table top lamp beside the bed. He was bare chested and wearing plaid boxers. Marlee was still looking for her sandals.

“After you crawled in bed you took off your sandals and threw them toward the bathroom. Then you were asleep in about thirty seconds,” Hector said.

“Oh. Well, I’m a little hazy on that part of the evening. The rum really kicked my ass.”

“Yes it did,” said as he walked toward Marlee and embraced her in a giant bear hug. “Sure you don’t want to stick around for a bit?”

“Well, yes I would, but I think I better be on my way.” She was tempted to stay in Hector’s room, but she had a headache and her mouth felt as if it were stuffed full of cotton balls due to the drinking and then sleeping. She extricated herself from the hug and smiled at him with his rumpled hair and sleepy eyes.

“I’m calling you later,” Hector called out as Marlee exited the room.

“You better,” she said over her shoulder, still smiling from the evening encounter and anticipating spending more time with the dashing detective.

The motel parking lot was quiet in the early morning hours. The one light cast a faint glow across the lot, but kept much of the entrance in the shadows.

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