Sweet Corpse of Mine by Lucy Quinn

Author:Lucy Quinn [Quinn, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cozy Mystery
Amazon: B079M2J278
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2018-02-13T13:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

C ookie blinked at the handsome vision of her former partner standing before her. There really was something hot about a man in a suit. Especially when Cookie knew what most of him looked like under it. She inhaled more deeply. Was that cologne she smelled? Hunter had really been turning on the charm for Scarlett the night before. Did he have plans with her friend later? The thought made her smile as she put her hand in his outstretched one and accepted his offer for breakfast. “I’d love to.”

“Um-hmm,” Rain grumbled from beside Cookie. Apparently her mother hadn’t noticed the way Hunter had been making eyes at Scarlett and still thought he might be a threat to her relationship with Dylan.

Cookie glanced at her mother. “Well. Somebody did eat all the bacon.” She squinted at Rain. “And don’t you have something you need to do?”

“Fine.” Rain huffed and went back into the office, where Swan was no doubt enjoying too much alcohol. Hopefully she’d get Swan out of the inn and herself out of the precarious arms of the local law before she got into trouble that couldn’t be fixed.

Cookie let Hunter pull her along toward the door before they released their grasp. When they stepped outside Cookie noticed it was another beautiful day on the island, with a blue sky set against the winter wonderland of white. Although, the change in temperature had made a coating of frost form on the windshield of Hunter’s car. It would take longer to defrost it than it would to walk to the Salty Dog, so they set out on foot.

“What sort of trouble is your mother up to today? Or do I not want to know?” Hunter asked.

Cookie sighed. “Her usual. She’s convinced she can get Swan to do as she pleases, but I think she finally understands the dangers of that.”

“Good. He may be a bumbling idiot, but he does have the law on his side. I’d hate for something to happen to Rain.”

“Would you?” Cookie asked before she realized how it sounded. “I mean, she does push the envelope when it comes to rules, and I know how much you hate that.”

Hunter chuckled. “Yes. She sure does.” He gazed into Cookie’s eyes for a moment. “But I know how much she means to you, and because of that, Rain matters to me too.”

Wow. Cookie was seeing a side of Hunter he usually kept hidden. “Agent O’Neil, are you getting soft on me?”

“Of course not,” he said.

“I don’t know,” Cookie teased. “First you buy a Valentine’s Day card, and last night you were flirting with Scarlett, and—”

“Jealous?” Hunter asked as they approached the restaurant.

“What?” Cookie frowned. “No.” Was that what he was doing last night when he was cozying up to Scarlett? Trying to make her jealous? And here she believed he’d moved on and was trying to be adult about things. , she thought and said, “I think it’s sweet. Nothing would make me happier than to have two of the people I care most about be together.

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