The Keeper (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper Book 8) by JL Bryan

Author:JL Bryan [Bryan, JL]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: J. L. Bryan
Published: 2016-12-27T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

"Well, glad none of that got awkward," Stacey said about forty-five minutes later, as we stood in the front room of the house and watched the long, black-windowed SUV pull away. It was big enough to hold a dozen people, but Alyssa, Zoe, and Delavius were the only occupants. Though Alyssa's heap of designer leather luggage and garment bags easily took up as much space as an extra person or two.

"Downside, Ellie freaked out the client," Hayden said.

"I did not—"

"Yeah, right," he interrupted. "That is one unhappy movie star. I saw her emoting all over the place."

"She was emoting a lot," Stacey agreed. "Anger, resentment...lots of it directed at you..."

"Just be glad I'm taking the heat here," I said. "I didn't ask either of you to jump under the bus for me. Somebody had to ask about her connection here, and her family."

"And what did you find out?" Hayden asked. "Besides that asking her those things makes her hate you for life?"

"Okay, I give up," I said. "Hayden, how do you want to trap these ghosts whose origins and motives we aren't allowed to research?"

"Whoa, we can totally research the ghosts still, right?" Stacey asked. "We have to be able to do that."

"I know how to trap them," he said. "We're talking about a dead lighthouse keeper, right? And what do lighthouse keepers like?"

Stacey and I waited quietly for the answer.

"Fish fillets, yo!" Hayden said with a broad grin. "We need to hit up the nearest seafood mart, plus nab some fresh cornmeal, have a big fish fry. And crab cakes, Maryland-style. The ghosts won't be able to resist."

"That's ridiculous," I said.

"That's what you think. I know a recipe."

"For attracting ghosts with fish?" Stacey asked.

"Yeah! I mean, no. Not for attracting ghosts. Just for the fish."

"Hayden, we're not..." Then I considered that the client was out of town for a week, and that was a lot of downtime on his hands. "You know what? If you want to buy groceries and cook them, go ahead. Knock yourself out."

"That's what I'm talking about! Fish fry high-five!" He held out his hand, and I eventually slapped it. "I make killer tartar sauce. You'll see. The secret ingredient is ketchup. So what's next?"

"Next, I'm going home," I said. "We've been at this case nonstop since yesterday."

"Yeah, that sounds perfect to me," Stacey said.

"Wait, wait," Hayden said. "Who's going to watch the house all day?"

"They said a security company patrols by," I said.

"Nah, that's not good enough for Alyssa." Hayden dropped into an antique wing-backed chair with small rampant lions carved into the wood.

"Are you getting a crush on the movie star?" Stacey asked. "Because I think she'd totally go for you."

"Really? Huh." Hayden shook his head. "Too bad for her I'm more of a Mary Ann than a Ginger. But they said we have to caretake. Who's going to water the flowers? Or clean up the cobwebs? New ones are quietly forming even as we speak."

"I get the sense that you want to stay here," I said.

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