The Song Never Dies by Neil Richards

Author:Neil Richards [Costello 1, Matthew 1, Richards 2, Neil 2]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-3-7325-0854-9
Publisher: Bastei Entertainment
Published: 2015-10-20T16:00:00+00:00

10. The Drummer’s Wife

Sarah heard her phone ring; this week’s ringtone, a fanfare.

Sometimes she wished the thing just ‘rang’, the way phones used to. Now phones chirped, trilled, sang, and replicated every sound — musical or not — known to humanity.

Her phone, as was often the case these days, sat on her desk, getting a recharge. Between calls to Jack, checking up on the kids, emergencies from Grace on a project — its battery seemed unmatched for her busy life.

Must look into an upgrade, she thought.

Grace was still out to lunch.

In fact, Sarah suspected that Grace might have a new beau; for now, she hadn’t asked her about that.

Though with Grace being a good friend as well as an employee Sarah knew ultimately she would ask — if Grace didn’t volunteer the information.

Grace was well overdue for something serious.

Or even something not so serious.

Listen to me! Sarah thought.

Full of romantic advice for Grace when maybe I should be doing something about that in my own life.

Still, something in her said she herself still wasn’t ready for that.

But she also felt, it would have to be soon.

Enough time had passed to forget the pain of what her ex-husband had done.

Time to move on.

Sarah caught her phone on the fourth ‘ta-da’, seeing it was Jack.

“So how’d it go with the rock star?” she said.

She listened as Jack described the house, the loud music, the laconic Nick and an impulsive, flighty Sarinda.

“He got mad? Just by you asking him about the issue with song?”

“Very,” Jack said. “Not an accusation that he wanted to deal with.”

“But it’s still only an accusation. No evidence that Nick might have done something to Alex?”

Jack hesitated a moment. “Guess not. I still need to track down Chris Wickes. He’s staying at the hotel. Think I’ll pop over there. Catch him off-guard.”

“Right. Reminds me, I’ve got the Dumfords’ address. Little house just off the main road.”

“Thinking of going there now?”

“Why not? This time of day Will must be at the country store. I do vaguely know Lauren. Could get her alone.”

“Ask her if she heard any of the fighting?”

“Will do. Either way — though I doubt she’s the party type — she was there that night. Another pair of eyes …”

“Good. And I’ll let you know how it goes with Wickes.”

Then Sarah heard footsteps on the stairs, Grace coming back.

“Ah, gotta dash. Speak later.”

Then she plugged the phone back into the charger.

Grace came in breathlessly. Just a nod, and she raced to her computer.

“Nice lunch?” Sarah asked.

Grace smiled, but kept her eyes on her monitor as the computer came back to life.

“Bit late.” Another look. “Sorry.”

“Are you kidding? Grace — with all the extra time you’ve given our little business here …”

She intentionally used the word ‘our’. That was another discussion she’d have to have with Grace soon.

For now though she wanted to talk about something else.

“Lunch … on your own?”

Sarah smiled, as Grace slowly turned. “Um, no actually.”

“Good. I want to hear all about it — your lunch companion.

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