So This Is Love by Barbara Freethy

Author:Barbara Freethy [Freethy, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781482732832
Amazon: 1482732831
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-03-25T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Emma started Wednesday morning off on a happy note when she received a call from Alicia telling her that the apartment was hers. If Emma could meet her that night at eight o'clock with a deposit check, Alicia would be able to give her the keys at the same time. Things were suddenly moving very fast, but Emma was ready for the change. She decided to tell her parents over breakfast.

As usual, her mom and dad were having coffee and reading the morning newspaper, the way they'd done every day of their lives. They didn't talk much to each other in the mornings, but the silence between them was always filled with love.

Her mom looked up when she entered the room. "Good morning, Emma."

"Morning. I have some big news." She sat down at the table.

Her father lowered the newspaper and gave her an expectant look. "What's that?"

"I'm moving out. I got an apartment in the Marina. I can pick up the keys tonight and if all goes well, I can start moving in this weekend."

Jack nodded approvingly. "Figured you'd be ready to move out soon."

"Well, I'm a little too old to be living with my parents, but I am going to miss you both. You were so great when I had to come home again, and I really appreciate that."

"You can always come home, Emma," her mom said with a smile. "And we'll miss you, too. Are you going to have a roommate, or is this place only for you?"

"It's just for me."

"I hope you won't be lonely."

"I know where I can always find people."

"How's the investigation coming?" Jack asked.

"It's slow," she admitted, wishing she could give a different answer. Her father liked results, and because he was so close to Harry Brady, he also had a personal stake in the case.

"I was hoping, sad as it is to say, that Sister Margaret's body might have provided some clues," Jack said heavily. "You're working closely with the police department?"

She didn't want to tell him how close. "Yes."

"Good. Hank Crowley tells me that Max Harrison is a top-notch investigator. He closed a lot of impossible-to-solve cases in Los Angeles. Hopefully, he can do the same here."

"I'm sure he's good, but so am I." She was a little irritated by her father's implied assumption that she needed Max to solve the case.

Jack smiled. "You get defensive very quickly."

"Because I always have to prove myself," she snapped back.

"Sometimes that need keeps you sharp."

"But you don't have to prove yourself to us," Lynda interjected, sending Jack a sharp look. "Does she?"

"Of course not," he replied. "You're a smart woman, Emma. You wouldn't be where you are now if you weren't."

"Exactly," she said, happy that he recognized that fact.

As she finished speaking, the house phone rang. It always startled Emma when someone called on the landline. Her mother got up to take the call.

"Hello?" Frowning, she said, "He's right here." She handed the phone to Jack. "It's your father. He seems upset."

Emma sent her mother a questioning look, but Lynda simply shrugged, then sat back down.

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