The Complete Death Du Jour Mystery Collection by Hillary Avis

Author:Hillary Avis [Avis, Hillary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hilyard Press
Published: 2019-10-23T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

FRIDAY NIGHT

BETHANY TUGGED THE hem of her skirt down. Why did I let Kimmy talk me into a dress? This is a diner—I should have worn jeans!

“Wow, you look great!” Milo smiled broadly at her as he walked up to the entrance of the restaurant, the dimple in his chin deepening. He’d changed, too, and his hair was still damp from a shower, curling in the cool evening air.

“You sound surprised.”

“Well, I usually only see you when you’re standing behind a counter. I can picture the headline for Sunday’s food feature now: ‘Breaking: Bethany Bradstreet has legs!’”

She giggled in spite of herself. Olive was right—it has been a long time.

“Let’s go in,” he said. “I haven’t had anything to eat today except your soup.” He held the door open for her. “It was great, by the way. I really enjoyed the ramps.”

“At least you’re not allergic to my cooking.” She walked into the Home Plate and was met with the unmistakable, comforting aroma of burgers and fries. The cozy diner was furnished with worn leather booths and red tables, and the walls were lined with signed photographs from local celebrities and vintage baseball memorabilia. A flat-screen TV above the counter had a baseball game on, although the volume was blessedly low. It was not exactly a date spot—more like a place to meet up with friends.

I really should have worn jeans.

“Sit anywhere,” the woman behind the counter said, waving to booths on both sides of the room. “Ain’t hard to find you.”

Milo slid into the nearest booth, and Bethany took the bench opposite him. It was so small that their knees touched underneath the table.

“Sorry,” she said, and leaned her legs to the side so they wouldn’t brush against his.

He put his elbows on the table and leaned his chin on his hands, his expression of frank enjoyment. “I genuinely don’t mind. Cute place, huh?”

Bethany leaned back in her seat. “Let me guess. You come here with your buddies all the time.”

“Bingo. I’m a regular. Let me tell you up front, get the onion rings.”

The server slid two menus onto the table, but Bethany slid them back toward her. “We’ll have two cheeseburgers with onion rings, please. And Cokes.”

Milo raised his eyebrows at her. “Nice. Classic choice.”

The server giggled as she tucked the menus back into her apron pocket. “I’ll be right back with your drinks.”

“I hope you like cheese on your burger,” Bethany said in a conciliatory tone. “So you come here to watch the games, or what?”

Milo nodded and stubbed a straw on the table until the wrapper peeled off. “We tried every dive bar and diner in town until we found Home Plate. It’s got everything you could want—cold drinks, thick burgers, and they only play MLB. That’s the last pre-season game, by the way. Next week, it’s going to be nuts in here. My whole softball team comes in to eat and watch the game after practice.”

“You play in the co-ed league?”

“Yup.”

The waitress returned carrying two fizzing colas brimming with ice and set the glasses down in front of them.

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