The Sassy Belles by Beth Albright

Author:Beth Albright [Albright, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romance
ISBN: 0778315282
Amazon: B00BED2URS
Publisher: Mira
Published: 2013-05-27T16:00:00+00:00

12

Late afternoon came and dusk settled over my college town like a curtain falling on a summer theatre production. The early evening brought with it a much-needed deep breath. The songs of late spring strummed along outside with a comforting rhythm, like a symphony. Wanda Jo had called to let me know that the most recent package for the Myrna case had arrived.

“Perfect,” I told her. “I’ll prove those Myrnas wrong once and for all, then the Preservation Society can get to work saving that priceless old place. Did you sign for the package or do I need to come in?”

“Of course I signed for it. I know what I’m doin’ here, now, don’t I?” she said. “I’m goin’ home early tonight, okay? The championship rounds of Jeopardy! are on and my damn tape player is on the fritz. I’ll turn the answerin’ machine on before I leave.”

“Okay, Wanda Jo, thanks for everything,” I said. She wasn’t asking me if she could go early, she was merely letting me know of her plans. It was actually a comfort to have someone there at all times keeping our little ship afloat.

Before I let her go I said, “I’ll swing by the office on my way home and pick up the package. I’ll give you a call tomorrow once I know what we need to do to get another meeting scheduled with the Myrnas.”

“Sounds fine to me, Blake, but now, if you don’t mind, I’ve got to go. My show is on in fifteen minutes.”

The sun set and the rain returned, this time falling in a sideways downpour. I drove over to the office to pick up the package before I headed home. I parked out front along the sidewalk and ran inside the front door to my office. It was dark and closed for the day. Wanda Jo had left the lamp light on at my desk and the Myrna real estate package was in my chair. The large envelope contained the original real estate offers on the old Brooks Mansion and all the paperwork from the Historical Society and the Preservation Society and even the National Registry of Historic Places. I knew there was a hole in this thing somewhere and I intended to find it. There was no way we could have filed anything with the National Registry if there was a real estate bid on the mansion at the time. I knew the Mrynas were trying to pull something and I was going to call their bluff.

I put the large envelope in my red Gucci satchel and headed back to the front office and out to my car. The rain was coming down in torrents now and I was out in it getting soaked. Hurrying around to my car door, my eye caught Sonny standing in the door of the police station. He motioned for me to come over. I reached in the backseat of the Navigator and grabbed my umbrella, but it was no use, I was already drenched.

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