The Cajun Doctor by Sandra Hill

Author:Sandra Hill
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Her eyes were opened . . .

Samantha made the bed and put on a pair of Chanel, faded blue, cotton shorts with a matching halter top centered with a big bow of the same color and fabric. For comfort, she put plain white, flat-heeled slides on her feet. She usually didn’t like to leave so much of her freckled skin exposed, but it was going to be especially hot today, even for Southern Louisiana, and there was no AC here. Her attire had nothing to do with Daniel’s remarks about her freckles not being ugly. Nothing at all. Really.

Okay, a little.

How pathetic was that?

She pulled her hair off her face into a ponytail. By the time she applied a little makeup and spritzed herself with some Jessica McClintock, it was eight-fifteen. So, she went out of the bedroom French doors onto the gallery and punched in Luc’s home number on her cell phone.

“Hello,” a woman answered on the third ring.

“Sylvie?” Samantha asked.

“Yes. Is that you, Samantha? How’ve you been?”

She’d been better, she thought, but didn’t want to get into all the details with Sylvie, then have to repeat the story to Luc. “I’m okay. How about you?”

“I’m thinking about going back to work since the girls no longer need me to chauffeur them around.” Sylvie was a chemist who’d gained some notoriety a while back when she discovered a love potion that could be embedded in jelly beans. It had been the impetus for her and Luc getting together. Their girls . . . three of them . . . must be teenagers by now. “By the way, we’re having a pool party on Saturday to celebrate Tante Lulu’s birthday, although she won’t tell us exactly how old she is. Can you come?”

“I’m not sure.” Who knew where she’d be five days from now? “Can I let you know later?”

“Absolutely.”

“Anyhow, I’m sorry to call so early. Is Luc around?”

“Yes. He’s having breakfast with the girls. I’ll go get him.”

After a few moments, a male voice said, “What’s the prick done now?”

She laughed. “It’s not about Nick this time. Well, not totally.”

He listened without interruption while she gave a brief summary of the situation at Bayou Rose. When she finished, he used one of Clarence’s favorite sayings, “Holy shit!” Then he asked a few questions. “You say Angus is involved with the Dixie Mob?”

“Yes. At thirty-three percent.”

“Holy shit!” he said again. “And Nick is actually into the baby black market? He must really be desperate for cash.”

Desperation being the key word for us all. “Nick is always desperate for cash, as you well know.”

“Especially after you cut off his access to the money tree.”

The money tree being me. “What should we do?”

“Well, first off, I need to meet with Angus and Lily Beth. How about if I come out to the plantation at two? And I’ll bring Tee-John with me, if he’s available. He knows more about the mob than I do.”

“I appreciate it.”

“Don’t let those two go anywhere until we make sure the plantation is secure.

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