Shadows and Sins by Andrea Frazer

Author:Andrea Frazer [Frazer, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Crime, Mystery & Detective, General
ISBN: 9780750544856
Google: 8MkXDAAAQBAJ
Amazon: 0750544856
Publisher: Accent Press
Published: 2016-04-29T06:51:57.763000+00:00

Chapter Ten

When DC Tomlinson got home that night, Imi was, as usual, baking like a demon. She didn’t seem to be able to stop since he had moved in – probably some sort of subconscious desire to feed her man – and had so far, managed a dozen fairy cakes, which she was icing when he came through the door, sixteen scones, a fruit cake, and three quiches.

Smiling with delight, he said, in a mock-serious voice, ‘How on earth are we going to be able to cope with all this?’

‘You never put on an ounce. You’ll cope,’ she replied, turning round to smile at him. ‘Come here and give me a kiss.’

That sorted, she poured him a beer and led him to the sofa. ‘You just sit down and catch your breath. I’m sure you’ve had a busy day.’

‘Found a cache of evidence today, although I can’t tell you about it.’

Imogen smiled. She was the soul of discretion, and she knew he would, when he was sufficiently relaxed, so she just got on with her icing and waited. ‘What sort of a day have you had?’ he asked.

‘A bakey sort of one; which is just as well, as I enjoy baking so much. Oh, by the way, I thought I’d do a steak and kidney stew overnight and do us a pie or a pudding tomorrow. Which would you prefer?’

‘Pudding,’ he replied with food lust in his voice. ‘What shift are you on tomorrow?’ he asked, savouring his drink.

‘One that most people would consider normal.’

‘That being?’

‘Eight till four,’ she supplied, somewhat slurred as she was licking her fingers at the time. Baking she loved; messy was her method.

‘Well, at least you’ve had a better day than Davey Carmichael’s wife. She’s gone into labour with twins, and is in the hospital in absolute agony. Davey’s gone to be with her.’

‘How’s he going to eat tonight if he’s on duty holding her hand and mopping her brow?’

‘Hadn’t thought about it. Why?’

‘Just give me half an hour,’ she replied, rinsing out her large mixing bowl.

Falconer dribbled out of the office a bit later than his constable, and made his way home moodily, preparing himself mentally for watching Chivers lording it all over ordinary policemen on television. He’d have to tune in, but he’d hate every moment of it. Sometimes he thought the superintendent left a trail of slime behind him when he was dealing with the media.

On his way he had picked up a Vietnamese take-away to try to cheer himself up, and he even set the food in china serving dishes so that it looked like he had made it himself. Using a large serving spoon, he filled a plate and sat down to begin eating. As he did so, he got up and switched on the television so that he could watch the news on the local programme and was just shoving a chopstick full of noodles into his mouth when Chivers’ smug face appeared.

It was actually on the national news, and he nearly choked on his food at the shock of this.

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