The Case of the Natty Newfie by B R Snow

Author:B R Snow [Snow, B R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cozy mystery
ISBN: 9781942691389
Published: 2017-12-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

We got back to Max’s just after two, and Josie and I offered to take the dogs out. Chef Claire thanked us and headed for her room yawning, staggering slightly as she walked down the hall.

“She’s buzzed,” Josie said, grinning. “That doesn’t happen very often.”

“It was a good party,” I said, watching Chef Claire fumble with the doorknob before finally getting the door open. “I’m going to throw some sweats on.”

“Good idea,” Josie said. “Meet you back here in five.”

I headed to the bedroom to change clothes and found Max already in bed flipping through a stack of papers. He put the papers down when he noticed me slipping out of my dress.

“You want some help with that?”

“No,” I said, cocking my head at him. “But tell you what, as soon as I get back you can help me out of my sweats.”

“Deal,” he said, continuing to watch me closely as I changed.

Josie and I took the dogs outside and stood shivering in the cold and snow. Chloe and Dente took care of their business straight away, but Captain and Al, apparently miffed that we’d left them alone all night, spent several minutes traipsing around the backyard and sniffing everything in sight.

“It’s payback time,” I said, watching the Newfie and the male Golden as they began roughhousing with each other in the snow.

“Yeah,” Josie said, bouncing up and down on her toes and hugging herself. “C’mon, Captain. Let’s go. You’re not fooling anybody.”

Captain paused to woof at her, then placed a giant paw on Al’s head and dunked him in the snow. Al growled, then shook the snow off his head, and grabbed the Newfie’s tail which started another round of wrestling. Despite the cold and the fact that it was way past our bedtime, we both laughed when we saw the dogs emerge from the blanket of snow that covered the backyard.

“Did you have a good time tonight?” I said.

“I did,” Josie said. “Apart from that supermodel staring at me.”

“Oh,” I said, laughing. “Did Paradis take a bit of a shine to you?”

“Apparently,” Josie said, shaking her head. “And I don’t think Claudine was very happy about it.”

“You little homewrecker,” I said, gently punching her on the shoulder.

“I’m sure they’ll get through it,” Josie said, laughing. “Any breakthrough on who might be trying to kill Naylor?”

“No, but I did get a chance to chat with the Black Widow and her new fiancé.”

“And?”

“She knows my mom,” I said, shaking my head at the dogs. “C’mon guys, hurry up. It’s freezing out here.”

“Really? How does she know her?”

“I don’t know. We didn’t get to that,” I said, frowning. “It’s weird, but she sort of reminds me of my mom.”

“You mean if your mother made it a habit to kill off her husbands?”

“Nothing gets past you.”

“What would make someone get married and then spend all her time thinking up creative ways to get rid of her husband?” Josie said. “Captain, let’s go.”

“Personal challenge, I think,” I said, shaking my head.

Chloe and Dente, apparently tired of watching the two other dogs playing in the snow, decided to join in.

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