The Cupcake Capers Box Set by Polly Holmes

Author:Polly Holmes [Holmes, Polly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780648709190
Published: 2019-12-04T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“You can’t be serious,” Finn said as he paced the kitchen, frustration eating away at his insides.

Cassidy stood with her spine ram-rod straight and her hands on her hips. “It’s the perfect plan, don’t you see? We go over, under the pretence of showing interest in her fashion business and maybe offering her some work. Beth said she’s trying to get some money together to start a business. She’d probably be happy to have the chance at another source of income.”

Finn ran his hand through his damp hair. “Wouldn’t a better option be to tell Detective Anderson?”

Cassidy pursed her lips together. “No, we can’t. There isn’t enough to go on yet. What can we say except that Beth overheard a conversation and then told me? He’d probably laugh me out of the station or worse, arrest me for interfering in a police investigation.”

Finn shook his head. “I don’t like it, and neither would your sisters.”

Cassidy rolled her cute blue eyes to the roof and Finn’s chest tightened. “Pfft, my sisters would want me to do what’s necessary to clear my name, goodness knows they did when they were in the same predicament. Are you with me?” she asked, her eyes widening as if seeking his approval.

Cassidy’s determination was one of the qualities that made her stand out from the rest of the women he’d met. “Do I have a choice?” he said with a sigh.

She shook her head and grinned from ear to ear. “No, not really. Let’s go.”

Finn balked at her rushed command. “What…now?”

“Yes, now. The sooner, the better,” she said, grabbing her bag from the hall stand.

I stink, I can’t go out like this. I even offend myself after a workout. “Give me ten minutes to have a shower. Surely, you can hold off that long. Why don’t you ring your sisters and fill them in on what we’ve learned from Beth and I promise I’ll be done before you’re finished.”

Cassidy folded her arms across her chest and squinted at him. “Done before I’m finished, hey?”

“Promise,” he said and headed double-time toward the bathroom.

Finn moved at lightning speed and was in and out of the shower in record time. He shouldn’t have bothered, as he was just as hot and sweaty from rushing as he had been before the shower. The mugginess of the late summer afternoon hadn’t helped. At least he was in clean clothes. He finished buttoning the top button of his shirt as he entered the kitchen.

Cassidy’s sweet voice still hummed away on the phone. He paused by the doorway, soaking in the sight of the red-headed beauty sitting with her back to him. He loved everything about her, the way she moved and the way she sat, talked, giggled. He wanted her in his life, and not just as a friend. A groan escaped his throat. Oh gosh, I sound like one of those men in a soppy romance movie.

Finn opened his mouth to speak and his heart did a double take at the mention of his name.

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