The Bite-sized Bakery Cozy Mysteries Box Set: Books 6-10 by Point Rosie A

Author:Point, Rosie A [Point, Rosie A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B082WFNS1J; amazon:B08DMTMF6S
Published: 2019-12-16T23:00:00+00:00

10

We walked in fuming silence all the way back to our lot, where one of the lampposts along the trail illuminated our tent and the food truck with its cheerful pastel green and pink stripes.

“He’s evil,” Bee said, lowering herself into one of our lawn chairs. “I’m convinced.”

“Evil enough to murder?”

“If he knew Charlene was having an affair, maybe.” Bee pinched her nose and made a humming noise under her breath. “But I’m letting my anger get in the way of a clear head. Let’s talk about this tomorrow.”

“Right.”

Buddy barked a couple times and sat down next to Bee, nuzzling her hand until she put it on his head. He blinked and let out a satisfied doggy groan, but, occasionally, his deep brown gaze would flicker to Ronald’s camper.

“Poor dog,” I said. “I bet he misses him.” I didn’t want to utter Ronald’s name in case Buddy’s ears perked up, only to fall again.

“Of course, he does.” Bee stroked Buddy’s fur, idly. “Dogs are incredibly loyal. I’m glad that we can offer him somewhere safe to live until…”

“Until we leave? What will happen then?”

“The deceased’s solicitor should contact family to come care for the dog.” But Bee didn’t sound too happy about that.

I didn’t blame her. What if the family members were dog haters? Or they didn’t want Buddy? Or they treated him like Charlene and Van had? We couldn’t allow that and we surely wouldn’t have a leg to stand on if we wanted to contest their ‘ownership’ of the dog.

But we couldn’t take him with us, could we? He wouldn’t have a permanent place to stay. He would have to ride long hours in the food truck with us and there wasn’t much space in the front for him to lie down. We couldn’t put him near the food as that was a health code violation, and when we arrived back in Muffin, there was no guarantee that Mrs. Rickleston at the Runaway Inn would even allow a dog to stay on the premises.

Every town we went to, we’d have to look for a guesthouse that accepted pets staying with their owners. And then there were the vet costs and the fact that we’d have to buy food as well, and maybe a fluffy coat for him to wear in winter, because that would look cute, and—

All my mental protests added up, but one look at the yellow Lab sent them spiraling out of my head. How could an animal be so adorable?

A door clicked further down the street—a man had emerged from the walnut colored camper in the lot next to Ronald’s. He stretched his arms and legs then headed for his firepit and started lifting wood from a freshly cut stack next to it.

It was dinner time in the campground, and the scent of woodfires and cooking meat drifted on the air.

Buddy’s tummy groaned.

“He’s hungry,” I said. “Shoot, we need to find something to feed him.”

“Right,” Bee agreed. “And a bowl to give him water.”

“I have an old Tupperware in the food truck we can use for that.

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