The Inn by William Patterson

Author:William Patterson [Patterson, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2014-11-11T16:00:00+00:00

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“You’re really going to keep working at that scary old place?” Tammy asked, sliding Chad’s scrambled eggs and home fries in front of him on the diner counter.

“I was hired to do a job,” Chad told her, “and I’m gonna do it.” He brought a fry to his mouth and took a bite. “My way of paying tribute to Paulie.”

“Well, I think that’s pretty brave of you,” Tammy said. “I feel bad for that couple that just arrived to fix up the place. Now they’re forever haunted by Roger’s hand.” She shuddered.

Chad smiled up at her. “How you doing with that, Tam? You dealing with his death okay?”

“I made a resolution when I got up this morning,” the pretty, dark-eyed waitress told him. “I was moving on with my life. I’m going to be just fine on my own.”

“Hear, hear!” Chad said.

“I’m going back to school, and I’m going to get a degree,” Tammy told him, before smirking. “If I can afford it on my tips from this place.”

Chad thought a moment. “You know, if I recall, you fixed your place up pretty nice. Refinished the floor yourself. Laid down some new tile.”

Tammy beamed. “That I did. With good advice from you.”

“I could use an assistant like you,” Chad told her. “It would mean going out to the Blue Boy Inn, but I could help you make a few extra bucks.”

“What would I do?” Tammy asked.

“Help me with painting and sanding, to start,” Chad told her, bringing a forkful of eggs to his mouth and afterward wiping his lips with the paper napkin. “Would it creep you out too much, going to a place where Roger’s hand was found?”

“Not at all,” Tammy answered. “When do I start?”

“Come with me this afternoon when you get off here,” he said.

“All right. I’ll have my mom pick Jessica up at school and watch her until I get home. She’s been after me to get a better job anyway. She’ll be happy to do it.”

“Then welcome to Appleby Contracting, Ms. Morelli,” Chad said, extending his hand across the counter.

They shook.

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