The Cure May Kill You: A Cassidy Hudson Mystery by Carlie Lemont

Author:Carlie Lemont [Lemont, Carlie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Megyn Ward
Published: 2018-03-05T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 20

A

fter their dinner together and taking JJ back to his place, all Cassidy really wanted to do was take Max out for a potty break. He deserved a little sniff-and-squat time, after all. And once his needs were met, she’d pour herself a large glass of wine and sit in a hot bubble bath with a good book. Her favorite author had just released a new murder mystery that promised to be chock-full of intrigue, suspense, and steamy romance. Considering the strange day she’d just had, Cassidy planned to relax the rest of it away.

She pulled into her assigned parking space, her plan all set for the evening, and quickly grabbed the baseball cap and oversized sunglasses from the glove box to make herself incognito. But just as she was getting out of the car, the annoying downstairs neighbor pulled up next to her. Cassidy grimaced and pretended to rummage through the center console, waiting for the woman to go through the gate and out of visual range.

“Finally,” Cassidy muttered, and she shoved all of the miscellaneous paperwork back into the console, where it would stay until she had to pretend to look through it in the future. One of these days she’d clean and organize the mess, though that wasn’t likely to happen any time soon.

She got out of her car and hurried through the gate onto the complex premises, hastening toward the sanctuary of her own home and away from any possible weirdos. Around the last corner, her front door came into view, and she prayed that Max would make quick work of his potty time. She planned to promise him lots of treats, games, hugs, and scratches behind the ears. Then, it would be her alone time. How great it would feel to sit shoulder-deep in the tub with warm, soothing water and lavender bubble bath washing away the remnants of her day. She just had to make it to the front door.

A smile spread across her lips, and Cassidy picked up the pace, stride lengthening the closer she got to the stairway.

“Almost there,” she said, taking the first two stairs in a single bound. Not an easy feat in four-inch heels.

“Almost where?” A familiar voice came from behind her.

She halted mid-stride and spun around. Despite the dark sunglasses and the brim of the cap, the bright sun shone into her eyes making it difficult to see. She was forced to squint and shield her face with her hand, which wasn’t the most flattering pose, in her opinion. But she was pleased to see Cruz’s face smiling at her.

“Sneaking up on me again, I see.”

“You always think the worst of me.” Cruz grinned, then looked down at his feet, seeming uncomfortable. Unusual, from what Cassidy remembered of their previous meeting.

But the long, awkward silence began to unnerve her, and before she could come up with something funny, charming, or flirtatious to say, she blurted out, “What do you want?”

“Wow. Straight to the point. I like that.” He cleared his throat and cocked his head with a semi-flirtatious expression.

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