Skeptic in Salem: An Episode of Death by Fiona Grace

Author:Fiona Grace [Grace, Fiona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fiona Grace
Published: 2021-05-02T16:00:00+00:00

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As Mia and Brynn reached the top of the stairs, the door opened. Will was standing there with a toolbox, which he put down. Tandy jumped up and greeted him excitedly.

“I finished the cat run,” he said. “Rose loves it!”

As they stepped inside, Mia saw a flash of white fur leap from a longboard set high in the living room wall, to another board, set at an artistic angle. She looked at Mia, tail up in the air, yellow eyes flashing with excitement. Then Rose the cat ran along the outside of the wall, leaping from perch to perch before landing on the mantelpiece and hopping down to the floor. She rushed over to greet Tandy, touching her pink nose to his before rubbing against him. Tandy sank down on the ground, smitten by his kitten.

“Amazing job, Will! Thank you,” Mia said. “Will, this is my sister, Brynn.”

“A pleasure to meet you, Will,” Brynn said.

Mia got out her wallet and slipped Will a couple of bills.

“As agreed,” she said.

“Thanks, Mia,” Will said, excited and happy. He disappeared out the door.

Mia ordered a pizza while Brynn disappeared into the bathroom for a while, supposedly to unpack her stuff. But the way Tandy stared at the bathroom alerted Mia to the fact Brynn was more likely trying to gather her composure on the other side of the door. When she came out, her eyes were red and Mia could tell she’d been crying.

Darn that stupid Jeffrey, making her cry! Mia thought.

She’d never seen her sister so upset, which was strange because her brother-in-law, Jeffrey, was one of the most annoying people on earth. Every encounter with him frayed Mia’s last good nerve

Brynn had always been incredibly patient with her husband, which Mia found amazing due to the fact Jeffrey’s temperament was similar to a wolverine’s. The last thing she wanted to do was upset Brynn further, so she was not going to bring up the Elmswood House or Cindy Moore’s death.

Mia had been saving a good bottle of cabernet sauvignon, with deep notes of plum and black cherry and a peppery undertone. She opened the bottle and let it breathe. Then she poured a glass and handed it to Brynn.

“Here,” she said. “You look like you could use a drink.”

“Thanks, Mimi,” Brynn said and sank down in a kitchen chair. Then she chugged the glass of wine like it was orange juice.

“Are you sure you’re all right?” Mia said.

“Fine, fine,” Brynn said, taking the bottle. She poured herself another glass, which disappeared just as quickly.

“Maybe slow down a bit until the pizza comes,” Mia said, watching her sister carefully.

When the pizza arrived, Mia set it down on the kitchen table and got out two plates.

They each took a slice of New York style pizza, with gooey mozzarella and Romano cheese, topped with pepperoni, Italian sausage, spicy roasted vegetables, portobello mushrooms, and a hint of buttered garlic.

“What’s going on with you two?” Mia said, taking a bite of pizza. The spicy, sweet flavor was amazing.

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