Spiced and Iced (A Callie's Kitchen Cozy Mystery Book 2) by Jenny Kales

Author:Jenny Kales [Kales, Jenny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-12-05T07:00:00+00:00

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Red lights flashing gave Callie a headache as she warmed herself under a blanket in the back of an ambulance, Koukla snuggled next to her. A tow truck had removed her car from the ditch.

Miraculously, Callie had only a few bruises and scratches, though her face felt swollen where the air bags had smashed into it. The paramedics determined that she didn’t appear to have any serious damage or a concussion, and one of them had even given the dog a once-over. Koukla seemed to be fine, but they suggested that Callie take her to the vet for a check-up as soon as possible.

“Callie,” Sands said, sitting next to her in the ambulance and putting his arm around her. She’d already given her statement about the incident to the officer on patrol and had been waiting for Sands to join her. “So you think the car that sideswiped you belongs to Mrs. Dayton,” he asked. “Any idea as to why?”

Callie flushed, but decided the best thing to do was to come clean. “I didn’t get a look at this car. But the other night, a woman driving a big white SUV almost swerved into me as I sat parked at the curb. I didn’t say anything about it – I should have.” Sands nodded, and murmured. “Don’t worry about it. Too late now.”

“In any case,” Callie continued her tale, determined to tell what she knew. “I’m pretty sure it was Mrs. Dayton – Lexy’s mother. Natalie told me while we were setting up for the bridal shower that the Daytons tended to be excitable – they get into fights. So I’m thinking that if it was Mrs. Dayton, maybe she was upset about something and distracted. Combine that with the slippery roads and – bam!”

“So you think the person in the car tonight was Mrs. Dayton as well.” Sands delivered the line as a statement, clearly not trying to influence her answer.

“I don’t know. It might have been but I didn’t see the other car – or driver – clearly enough. Sorry. And goodness knows that anyone could be driving erratically, especially in the holiday season, and with this weather.” She frowned and touched her jaw, wincing. “I wish that I’d gotten a better look.”

“You’re not seriously injured, that’s the main thing.” Sands was saying all the right things, but to Callie’s foggy mind, he seemed distant. His chin was set in a firm line and his voice never wavered from its smooth intonations, but he seemed preoccupied.

Sands stood up, letting a rush of cold air into the warm pocket his body heat had created under the blanket. “We’ll sort out your car. For now, someone will give you a ride home if you don’t feel like you need to go to the hospital.” He peered at her closely. “You sure you don’t want a complete check-up?”

“Nah, I’ll go to the doctor if I start feeling sick or seeing double – or anything else. But wait a second. You said ‘someone?’ will give me a ride home.

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