Tea House, Tights, and Toffee (Sadie Silver Mysteries Book 11) by Gow Kailin

Author:Gow, Kailin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sparklesoup Inc.
Published: 2021-12-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

After Elle’s arrest, Sadie was too angry at Palmer to stay with him at the Tea Shop. She went home right after. Sadie hugged her coffee mug as she walked out the back door of her country home. She looked out at the yard that was covered with yellow, orange and red leaves.

“I’m going to have to find the time to rake those up before the snow falls,” she said to no one.

Biscuit, who’d followed her out, let out a sympathetic little yelp.

“Yeah,” Sadie said. “I know. You like playing in the leaves. Well... enjoy while you can.”

He darted off, running wildly through the leaves, barking as they flew up into the air and chomping on them as they floated back down to the ground. After a few tiring runs, he finally returned to the edge of the patio, panting.

“Feel better?” Sadie said with a chuckle.

Biscuit grabbed his banana shaped chew toy and lay down with it.

Sadie pulled back one of the wicker chairs that flanked her small outdoor table and sat down. Sipping her coffee, she watched the sun slowly turn the sky to gold, as the rays cast a shimmering light on everything.

It was wondrous and beautiful yet fleeting. Soon the sun would disappear completely over the distant horizon. It was the time of day when she usually felt relaxed. It was the time of day to contemplate her accomplishments and to plan for the day to come. It was the time of day to just sit back and think of nothing at all, if she were so inclined.

But there was no relaxation to be had that night. Even when she managed to cling to the fanciful flight of a bright red leaf as it flew across her yard, the moment it landed, her thoughts reverted back to Emma.

There was no escaping it.

Time, she thought. Yes. Time will ease the pain. In time her visions of Emma will be of her smiling and laughing, not the horrid vision of her hanging from the ceiling light. In time, she’ll think only of the good times. This aching will fade, she told herself.

Sadie looked at her cup, knowing in that moment that she would have a sleepless night. She should have warmed herself a cup of milk. She usually avoided coffee at night and tended to opt for chamomile tea, but she just couldn’t bring herself to have any kind of tea at all. The very mention of tea was enough to churn her emotions up again.

Orchid came up to brush against her leg while Biscuit came to sit at her feet, chewing on his toy.

“This is so hard, guys,” Sadie whispered as she reached for Orchid’s tail and gently tugged as the tail ran through her fingers. “Palmer had Elle arrested. Could things get any worse?”

Three dark birds suddenly flew by attracting Orchid’s attention. As she walked off to see what the birds were up to, Biscuit looked up at Sadie.

Smiling, Sadie reached down to pet him behind the ear.

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