The Color of Love by Sharon Sala

Author:Sharon Sala [Sala, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Gary Dye tossed his overnight bag onto the front floorboard of his car and then patted his pocket to make sure his wallet was there, and it was. He’d already been to Jarrod’s girlfriend’s house to pick up his things and had found Ruby’s address among them. That was all the information he needed. All he had to do now was drive to Georgia. It didn’t bother him that he was going there to kill a woman. It didn’t occur to him that he might get caught like Jarrod had. Jarrod’s whole life had been one knee-jerk reaction after another. Gary considered himself smarter since he’d already gotten away with murder once when he was a teenager. He’d rolled a drunk for his wallet. The drunk woke up and saw him, so Gary slit his throat, and with no witness to the crime, he was never brought to justice. The success of that crime had given him a sense of empowerment—like he could do whatever he wanted and get away with it.

As for Ruby, he had a silencer on his handgun. She’d be dead and he’d be gone before anyone found the body. But it had to happen quickly, before people realized there was a stranger in town.

He glanced at the time. It would be dark soon. He could drive all night and be there by morning, find a place to stay, and get a few hours’ sleep. That was his plan, and he was sticking to it.

He buckled up and drove away.

* * *

The sisters finally decided to check out Uncle Elmer’s property and then go to dinner afterward. Only one problem… None of them knew the address. They were halfway down the stairs when they saw Rachel moving through the downstairs foyer.

“Rachel! Rachel!” Betsy called out.

Rachel stopped and looked up. “Good evening, ladies. On your way out to dinner, I see.”

“Yes, ma’am,” Betsy said. “But we have a bit of a dilemma and were wondering if you could tell us how to get to Elmer Mathis’s property. We didn’t ask the lawyer for an address when he notified us.”

“Oh. You’ve never been there?” Rachel asked as they reached the ground floor.

“I was there once, years ago,” Betsy said. “But I was little.”

“Okay then. Of course I know where it is, but I’m trying to think of the best way to tell you. I think, just stay on the road as you leave the bed-and-breakfast until you get to Downing Street. Turn left, go two…no, go three blocks down, and it will be the big red two-story brick with white columns along the verandah.”

“Okay, got it,” Betsy said. “Thank you so much. We won’t be late coming back.”

“Enjoy,” Rachel said, and then watched them leave before going back to work.

The sisters were chattering among themselves, each planning what they wanted to do with their share of the inheritance, when they reached Downing Street.

“Turn left here,” Betsy said.

Loretta glared. “I heard her. I’m already turning,” she said.

“Soo-rrr-yyy,” Betsy drawled.

Wilma sighed.

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