The Perfect Christmas Gift by Sarah Ettritch

Author:Sarah Ettritch
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Cozy Mystery, lesbian fiction
Publisher: Norn Publishing
Published: 2016-11-05T23:00:00+00:00

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Three hours later, the glow had worn off. Emily had run the engine a few times to warm up the car, but Casey would bet that fun and stakeouts were no longer connected in her mind. Not only was it cold, but Emily’s bladder must be bursting, like hers was. They never had to go to the bathroom in the movies.

As if reading her mind, Emily said, “What do you do about going to the bathroom when you’re staking someone out?”

Casey grinned sheepishly. “To be honest, I don’t usually stake people out. This is my first time.”

“Seriously?”

“Does setting a cat trap count? I’m not actually there, but I’m kind of waiting.”

Emily didn’t look impressed.

“Usually the person tells me what I want online or on the phone. And usually I can tell them why I need the information.”

“Did you try calling her?” Emily asked.

She didn’t sound angry or disappointed, but Casey couldn’t help thinking that she was. “No, because I don’t want to tell her about Lily. Who she was to Clara, I mean. She said she won’t talk to me unless I tell her who’s looking for Clara.”

“But you think showing up on her doorstep will make her talk.”

“I’m not going to threaten to break her legs, or anything,” Casey said. Then she felt stupid when Emily laughed.

“I know that. I just thought—” Emily lifted her hands in a gesture of surrender. “It’s your case. You’re the PI. If you think trying to talk to her in person is the best way to go, then you’re right.” She shifted in her seat. “But I’ll be a lot happier once I’ve gone to the bathroom.” She took Casey’s hand. “This is fun, though.”

Casey nodded, torn between thinking she had the best girlfriend in the whole world, or the craziest.

“There’s a Tim Hortons five minutes away,” Emily said. “We could go and pee. The worst thing that’ll happen is she’ll come home while we’re gone. We can try buzzing her again as soon as we’re back. What are the chances she’ll come home and leave again?”

Casey opened her mouth to say no, then changed her mind. The granddaughter might not come home for hours. Casey really needed to get her driver’s licence. If she had one, she and Emily could have taken turns driving to Tim’s. “Let’s do it. When she does come home, I want to be able to focus.”

Emily slipped her hand from Casey’s and turned on the engine, then waited for a bus to pass them. It pulled up at the corner.

“Wait!” Casey leaned forward, so she could get a better look at those getting off the bus. She gasped. “I think that’s her.”

Emily stared out the windshield. “You’re right. Go.”

Casey scrambled from the car. Her jacket was already zipped and her mittens on. “Excuse me,” she said, intercepting Clara’s granddaughter outside the apartment’s entrance. “Are you Megan Richards?”

Megan stopped and gave Casey a guarded look. “Who’s asking?”

“My name’s Casey Cook, and—”

Megan’s eyes widened. “You’re the one who contacted me on Facebook.

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