The Thomas Girls: Book 4 of the Adelaide Henson Mystery Series by William Cain

Author:William Cain [Cain, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-15T22:00:00+00:00

When they’ve put fresh faces back on and combed their hair, Madison tells Jimmy, “Remember what I said about what to tell Greg. Keep it clean and keep it simple.”

“I know, I know. I live a few streets away. I’ve just moved here myself, around a year ago. It’ll be easy.”

“This man, Greg, is part of the Network. He’ll be suspicious. Your best choice is to act boring. Then he’ll feel less threatened and stop hammering you with questions. Can you do that?”

Playfully, he raises one finger to his lips. In his best school-dunce mime, he replies, “Me no knooowwww.”

Madison slaps his arm, laughing. Then she hugs him, “Remember what I said about tonight, OK?”

“I’ll be there,” and he kisses her strongly, she responding in kind.

When Reggi appears, she interrupts them and says to Madison, “Remember what I said about your bedroom doorknob?”

Madison instantly knows her grandmother’s referring to placing her underwear on the doorknob as a do-not-disturb sign. She gives Reggi a wide-eyed look of shock.

Jimmy’s perplexed. Reggi is unperturbed, shooting Madison a lofty look as she asks him, “Did Madison tell you about the bet she lost, Jimmy?”

Before he can answer, there is a low rap at the front door. Madison leaves them to see Greg in while Reggi and Jimmy head to the kitchen. Shortly, Madison returns to them where they are preparing small plates to snack on. They can hear Madison and Greg talking as they enter. When the two do, Greg stops after he sees Jimmy.

“Hello! Madison told me someone from the neighborhood was over. I don’t know why, but I thought she was talking about one of the senior citizens she plays bridge with. Pardon my initial shock. That was stupid,” Greg says. Looking over to Madison, his expression says, You didn’t tell me it was a man around our age.

Jimmy is an engaging and friendly person. When they shake hands, Greg’s grip tightens. He holds it a little longer than he should. The two women are intermittently staring at the handshake and each other, wondering if this is already headed south.

When the two men finish their greeting, Jimmy tells Greg, “That was some grip. What did you say your name was? I don’t think I caught it.”

Greg’s stare is unbroken. He’s decided he doesn’t like this new friend of Madison’s. Still, his weak smile remains as he answers, “Madison didn’t introduce us. My name is Greg. I live in the area, near the beach.”

Jimmy returns Greg’s stare with a friendly gaze, oozing with confidence, “And I’m Jimmy. My home is off Flora St. Just moved here last year.” He stops the unfolding of his history, trying not to appear as if painting a picture too soon. It looks suspicious.

Greg nods. He’s already wary of this new person. It shows. It’s all over his expression and reactions. He knows it and tries to hide it. Looking to Reggi, he asks, “What’s for lunch, Donna?” It’s a test. Greg wants to know if this man Jimmy knows her by her new identity, or her real name, Reggi.

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