Murder with Chocolate Tea by Karen Rose Smith

Author:Karen Rose Smith [Smith, Karen Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2023-09-06T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Gavin came around the house to the back patio, where Jonas and Daisy were sipping their mugs of coffee early the following morning. Daisy had made arrangements to go into work later. She and Jonas sat on the glider that Jonas had made for her, pushing slowly back and forth as they talked, watched Felix, and simply spent time in silence before they started their day. This meeting with Gavin had been planned. He was bringing over the plans for Jonas’s workshop. At least, they were tentative plans.

“Let’s go inside,” Daisy said to Gavin. “It’s already hot and humid out here, and it’s only eight o’clock. Imagine what noon will be like. I have iced tea inside if you’d rather have that instead of hot tea or coffee.”

“A glass of iced tea would be great. I’ve been making the rounds since six this morning.” Gavin carried a cardboard tube that Daisy knew contained the paper-rolled plans.

Jonas whistled to Felix and the golden retriever came running, glad to do his master’s bidding. Once inside, Pepper wound around Daisy’s ankles.

“Oh, no,” she told the tuxedo cat. “You and your sister had breakfast with Felix. It’s not treat time. This is grown-up time.”

Pepper sat at her water dish and looked up at Daisy with her head tilted as if to say, You’re kidding, right?

Jonas nudged Daisy’s shoulder. “We’re going to have a snack, aren’t we? Didn’t you make coffee cake for Gavin?”

“Gavin probably didn’t have breakfast.”

Gavin shrugged. “I hate to tell you, but I did—two doughnuts. Emily left for a babysitting gig this morning, and Ben was going over to his friend’s. They’re going to swim later. Emily sticks to her breakfast diet of yogurt, yogurt, and yogurt. Ben has his favorite cereal in the morning and nothing else. The doughnuts were left over from a job site yesterday, and I brought them home.” Gavin pointed his finger at Daisy. “Don’t you tell me I have to feed the kids healthier foods. There’s fruit in the fridge for when they get home.”

“I wouldn’t deign to dictate your meals. Emily will probably do that for you.”

“Yes, she does. ‘Fish twice a week, Dad. We have to have fish twice a week for omega-3 oils’.”

Daisy laughed as Gavin laid the roll on the counter. By that time, Jonas had washed his hands and pulled the pitcher of iced tea from the refrigerator.

“This one is peach herbal,” Daisy said. “Would you like sugar?”

“No, thanks. I just try to keep liquids going in all day on days like this.” He hesitated before he took the lid off the cardboard roll. “Emily said you talked to her.”

“I did.” Daisy had stored the coffee cake in a container on the counter. Now she brought it over to the island and removed the lid. While Jonas pulled glasses from the cupboard, she found plates and set them on the island. “Did Emily talk to you about what we discussed?”

“Actually, she did. She approached me when Ben wasn’t around. She said talking to you made her see life in my perspective.

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