Pineapple Pack II by Amy Vansant

Author:Amy Vansant [Vansant, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781543166392
Published: 2018-07-23T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Gritting her teeth against the cold, Charlotte pulled off her socks and circled to the back of the Elder Care-o-lina, freezing mud squishing between her toes.

She found her shoes still stuffed in the corner of the porch where she’d left them. She slipped into them and glanced through the glass into the house. Seamus and Julia were on the sofa, watching a movie she recognized.

The Notebook.

That explained a little.

Something about Julia’s sitting position caught her attention and she stood on her toes to get a better view.

Julia’s hand was resting on Seamus’ knee.

Okaaay.

It was definitely time to go. She wasn’t sure how committed Seamus was to their plan and she didn’t want to know.

She ran back to the vacation house and, after throwing out her makeshift jacket and rinsing her feet in the bathroom sink, rejoined the party.

Declan seemed relieved to see her.

“You’re back,” he said, as she grabbed a deviled egg.

“I am.”

“I think they’re getting ready to leave. I was starting to panic.” He eyed her from head to toe. “You’re wet.”

“It’s raining.”

“True. That’ll do it. Did you find anything?”

“Maybe. I’ll tell you in a bit.”

“Where’s Seamus?”

“If I had to guess, I’d say taking one for the team.”

Charlotte reached for a cream cheese celery. She stared at the treat in her hand, recalling her time beneath Grace’s bed. Glancing to see if anyone was watching, she put the celery back on the plate.

Her plan had been to stuff her face and then probe Emmitt and Dinah for more information on Mr. Marino. As she set down the celery, Dinah stood and began her goodbyes.

Darn. Her lust for cream cheese had lost her the chance to interrogate the guests.

But more importantly, were they going to take back the uneaten deviled eggs?

“I’ll clean your dishes and bring them back to you,” said Mariska to Dinah.

Charlotte smiled. Mariska always had a ready excuse for keeping food. Offering to clean the guests’ dishes ensured that the eggs would stay with them.

Dinah and Emmett left amid a flurry of goodbyes and hugs. Most of the hugs came from Emmitt, who seemed extremely friendly and a little unsteady on his feet after his time visiting with the Bourbon Club.

“Where did you go?” asked Darla, poking Charlotte on the shoulder after the guests had left. With her other hand, she snatched a deviled egg from Mariska as she walked by with the platter.

Charlotte put her own hand on her midsection. “Had a little stomach issue.”

Darla arched an eyebrow as she bit into the egg. “I wonder why? I can’t believe there are any of these left.”

“I didn’t have that many deviled eggs. And please, my body is just dying for something not in the meat group at this point.”

“I think eggs are in the meat group,” said Declan.

Charlotte scowled. “I had celery, too.”

A wind whipped through the house and all heads turned as Seamus entered through the backdoor. He shook out his jacket, hung it on a peg and slipped out of his boots.

“Where were you?” asked Darla, carrying used cups into the kitchen.

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