Murdered in Hollywood by Dianne Harman

Author:Dianne Harman [Harman, Dianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781077436374
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2019-07-25T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

Kat found the makings for a ham sandwich in the refrigerator for lunch, then took Rudy out for a walk. She called Lacie to let her know the good news and to tell her she would be staying in California for a few more days to give her time to investigate the circumstances of Marie’s death.

Lacie was silent for a moment, then she burst into tears. “Mom, this can’t be real.”

“It is, darling. I can’t believe it, either.”

“She was such a generous woman! She’d only met me twice.”

“I think you made more of an impression than you know.”

Lacie sniffed. “No, Mom. It was you. She loved you. And because I’m your daughter, she loved me, too.”

Kat laughed. “Only because you’re lovely. If you’d been a spoiled diva, I’m sure she wouldn’t have looked at you twice.”

Lacie continued to cry, but laughed at the same time. “Oh, Mom. I wish I could say thank you to her.”

“So do I, Lacie.”

“Thank you, Marie! If you can hear me out there!” Lacie said, then laugh-cried again. “This is just too much. We can buy a house, Mom. A real family home for Tyler, me, and our daughter.”

“Yes,” Kat said. It was so hard to believe, Lacie starting her own family and having a real family home. Her little girl was growing up, for sure.

“Oh, Mom, Tyler is going to be over the moon. Don’t tell him I told you, but he was very worried about not making enough money, since he’s still only on half-pay with the veterinarian in town during his internship. He was doing the calculations with my maternity leave pay and his money, and he felt like we weren’t going to have enough.”

“Babies aren’t really all that expensive,” Kat said. “The most expensive thing is the loss of wages and the childcare.”

“If I took a year or so off like I wanted to, I don’t know how we’d manage financially.”

“If you’d like to take a year off, why not go for it?” Kat said. “With Marie’s generosity, it’ll give you a buffer. Maybe you two could put some money down on a house with a small mortgage, and keep the rest to tide you over until you go back to work.”

Lacie cried more happy tears. “Oh, this is just great. I can’t wait to tell Tyler!”

“Are you sure you don’t need me to come back? Or want me to?”

“No,” Lacie said firmly. “Since Marie gave me this gift, I’m even more emphatic about it. You have to stay and investigate her death, Mom. Tyler and I are coping just fine, and Blaine’s pitching in whenever he can when he’s not working. As soon as I need them to take time off, they’ll be there with me full time. We’ve got everything covered. Honest. You don’t need to worry about it.”

Kat smiled, her chest filling with warm love for her family. “Okay, my lovely girl. I’d better be going now. I want to mull over in my mind the facts surrounding Marie’s death and see if I can think of anything.

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