Sky high pies 30- The remedy is murder by Mary Maxwell

Author:Mary Maxwell
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2019-06-29T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 23

Harper stepped onto the back deck the next day as I was returning from taking a bag of trash to the Dumpster.

“Who’s the cute guy with Viveca?” she asked.

I turned to look at my neighbor’s house in the distance. Two cars were in the driveway, but I didn’t see anyone outside.

“Not over there!” Harper said. “In the dining room. They came in about five minutes ago for lunch.”

“What does he look like?” I asked.

As she described the man, Harper’s eyes slowly narrowed and her cheeks became red. Based on the assessment, Viveca was having lunch with someone who was part male model, part NFL quarterback, part Hollywood heartthrob and part Michelangelo sculpture.

“I bet that’s Antonio,” I said.

Harper nodded eagerly. “Go on,” she said. “Tell me everything.”

“I really can’t,” I replied. “I’ve never met him. But he teaches the painting class that Viv’s taking at the community center.”

“Oh, wait a sec,” she said. “Is he also the new art teacher at the high school?”

“One and the same.”

“Antonio Rivera,” she said.

I laughed. “You know him?”

“No, but Aisha Greenway does,” Harper explained. “Her daughter came home from school on Antonio’s first day. She announced that she’d just met the man she was going to marry.”

“How old is Aisha’s daughter?” I asked.

“Blair’s fourteen,” Harper answered. “But the kid’s got more confidence and drive than any teenager you’ll meet.”

“Sounds like it,” I said. “Was Blair referring to Viv’s new friend as the man she was going to marry?”

“Yep.” Harper smiled. “And by the time she got home that day, she’d planned the whole thing: which designer gown she’d wear, how many bridesmaids, what flowers for her bouquet, where they’d go on the honeymoon.”

“You’re making this up,” I said, planting one hand on my hip.

“No, I’m not,” Harper replied. “Aisha and I volunteered last weekend at the ASPCA thing at City Hall. I asked about her kids and she went into a long rant about Blair acting too old for her age.”

“Because she was daydreaming about a handsome teacher?” I asked. “Isn’t that fairly common with people that age?”

Harper glared at me. “Katie,” she said firmly. “He’s in his late thirties.” She paused. “And he’s married, too.”

The news arrived like a shot across the bow. Viveca had told me that her art class teacher was a widower, so the claim by Aisha’s daughter made me wonder if Antonio was being honest with my friend or deceiving her like a few other married men had in the past.

“Oh, wow!” she said. “Viv doesn’t know, right? I can tell from your expression.”

I nodded.

“And she likes the guy?” Harper asked.

“From the sound of it,” I told her.

“Then you need to get right in there and warn her,” she said.

“While they’re having lunch?”

“Well, I guess…” She stopped to think. “How about when I drop the check? I’ll give you a heads up so you can stop by the table and talk to Viv while he’s at the register paying the bill.”

“What if she pays?” I asked.

“Oh, right. In that case, maybe you should just go ahead and do it now.

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