Peg and Rose Stir Up Trouble by Laurien Berenson

Author:Laurien Berenson [Berenson, Laurien]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2023-04-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Before they’d reached the end of the road, Peg and Rose had an argument over what to do next.

Rose wanted to contact the first few names on the list Gina had given her and see if anyone was available to chat. Peg wanted to track down Jason. Rose recommended they split up and each go their own way. Peg vetoed that. She never wanted to miss out on any of the action.

That left them at an impasse.

“I’m the driver,” Peg said. “That means I get to choose.”

Rose narrowed her eyes. “Fine.” She crossed her arms over her chest mutinously. “Then take me back to the Gallagher House and I’ll pick up my own van.”

Peg knew that wasn’t going to happen. “The Gallagher House is in Stamford. Jason is presumably in Norwalk. From Darien, they’re in two opposite directions. The best idea is to take this new information we got from Barbara and run with it.”

The minivan coasted to a stop. Neither woman appeared to notice. Thankfully there were no cars behind them.

“Even assuming you can get in touch with Jason, what makes you think he’ll talk to you?” Rose asked. “He wanted nothing to do with you at the funeral.”

“The same could be said for the women on your list,” Peg retorted. “Maybe none of them will agree to see you either.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. Of course, they’ll see me. Everybody likes me.”

Peg’s brow rose. “Are you implying that people don’t like me?”

Rose bit her lip and remained mum. It occurred to her that if Peg booted her out of the minivan, she’d be stranded in Darien, and then Peter would have to come and get her. Of course he’d do it, but he’d probably also enjoy a chuckle at her expense. Sometimes he treated Rose’s alliance with Peg as a partnership they’d cobbled together over tea and cake for his own private amusement.

Meanwhile, the minivan still wasn’t moving.

Peg decided she could sit there all day. She’d given up on getting an answer to her question, but since Rose was wrong, it didn’t matter. Peg wasn’t about to give in. It was the principle of the thing.

“Your problem,” Rose said suddenly, “is that you believe that you’re an eminently reasonable person.”

“Which I am.”

“No, you’re not. You are only reasonable when things are going exactly the way you want them to. As soon as someone voices an opinion that’s contrary to yours, you dig in your heels.”

“That’s because my opinion is usually the right one,” Peg replied. “Just because other people don’t recognize that immediately doesn’t mean they don’t come around in the end.”

“They come around”—Rose gritted her teeth—“because they are trying to be reasonable.”

“As am I.”

“Oh really?”

“Yes,” Peg said. “Really.”

“Good. Let’s put that to the test, shall we?” Rose opened her purse and pulled out a piece of paper. “We’ll compromise. I’ll call the first two numbers on this list. If neither one picks up or is willing to see us, or if they’re simply unavailable, we’ll switch to Plan B.

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