The Long Stitch Good Night by Amanda Lee

Author:Amanda Lee [Lee, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Usenet, Mystery, C429, Kat, Exratorrents
ISBN: 9780451236463
Publisher: Signet
Published: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

On my way home from McMinnville the night before, I’d stopped at a twenty-four-hour supercenter and bought a set of three-pound dumbbells. They were purple with a swirly design painted on them in silver. They were cute and chic, which made it more likely that I’d actually use them.

I let Angus into the shop and then ran back out to the Jeep to get the tote containing my dumbbells and the Mountmellick project. Since Angus was quick to settle in with a chew treat, I decided to put my things in my office and go through a few of my arm exercises.

I’d finished my biceps curls and was into my second set of triceps kickbacks when the bells over the door jingled. “Welcome to the Seven-Year Stitch,” I called. “I’ll be right out.”

“Take your time,” Reggie shouted back.

I could hear her playing with Angus, so I hurried through the rest of the set before stepping out of my office.

Reggie whirled around as I entered the shop, her pale green tunic floating around her waist prettily. Her dark eyes narrowed behind her round wire-rimmed glasses. “You look flushed. What were you doing back there?”

“Arm exercises. I’m tired of being such a noodle-armed weakling.”

“Okay,” she said with a grin. “I’ll keep my noodle arms. I came by to tell you I heard from my friend at OSU.”

“Did she know anything about Tawny?” I asked, sitting on the sofa facing the window.

Reggie sat on the other sofa so we could look at each other while we were talking. “She remembered Tawny well because Tawny had worked for her. You see, my friend is a division secretary, and every year a couple of students assist her as part of a work-study-type program. It’s part of a financial aid package.”

“And Tawny was part of this work-study program?” I asked.

Reggie nodded. “Carol said Tawny was a real hardship case but a capable and determined young woman. Not only was she part of the school’s work-study program, Tawny cleaned, did odd jobs—including tutoring—for other students, and held down a part-time job at a restaurant on campus.”

“When did she have time to study…much less get a bad reputation?”

“I have no idea,” Reggie said. “But Carol told me Tawny graduated with honors.”

“What field was she going into?” I asked.

“She got her bachelor’s degree in human resources.”

I frowned. “It doesn’t make sense that she’d change her name. Wouldn’t she want all those accolades and employer references to follow her into her career?”

“A name change wouldn’t cause her to lose any of that,” said Reggie. “When a woman marries, she usually takes her husband’s surname. Then when the woman gets her transcripts or when she requests letters of recommendation, she simply reminds whomever she’s speaking with of the name she previously used.”

“Duh,” I said, smacking myself on the forehead. “I knew that, of course. I just wasn’t thinking. I’ve even seen a space on job applications for would-be employees to put any formerly known as names.”

“Right. And it wouldn’t raise eyebrows much at all if she kept Tawny as a middle name,” Reggie said.

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