Two Guys Detective Agency by Stephanie Bond

Author:Stephanie Bond [Bond, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense
Published: 2013-11-26T03:36:22+00:00

gave an incredulous little laugh that morphed into the most awkward moment ever.

“Yes, we are,” Linda said pointedly.

Dunk looked at Octavia and she wanted to die.

“Oh.” He blinked, then recovered. “Well, then...where are you parked? I’ll carry this out for you.”

“That’s not necessary — ” Octavia began.

“I insist,” he said, then took the box from Linda. “Actually, Mrs. Smith, I wanted to talk to you.”

Linda looked wary — good girl. “What is it you want to talk to me about, Mr. Duncan?”

“Call me Dunk.”

“Dunk,” she relented.

He glanced around at the people zigzagging by them. “Perhaps outside would be more private.”

Linda shot Octavia a puzzling look. Octavia lifted her shoulders in the tiniest of shrugs. She followed

Linda and Dunk stiffly, wishing she could hit the rewind button for the last five minutes.

Scratch that — make that for the last five days.

Dunk kept mum until they reached the minivan and he’d deposited the box inside. Linda thanked him,

then waited for whatever he had to say.

He flashed a bullshit smile that encompassed both of them. “I just want to say again how sorry I am for

what happened to Sullivan. And I’d like to take any cases he had left open off your hands. His agency

would keep the client retainers, of course. Transfer the files to my agency, and we’ll simply pick up where

he left off.”

Warning flags went up in Octavia’s head. She had no reason to think he was being anything but

magnanimous...and she couldn’t imagine what Dunk could possibly gain from taking on Sullivan’s

leftovers...plus he was offering Linda a tidy way out of her financial dilemma.

Still...Octavia’s instincts were screaming that Dunk couldn’t be trusted. But it wasn’t her decision to

make.

Linda offered him a smile. “That’s very kind of you to offer, um, Dunk, but we won’t be needing your

help. Octavia and I will be handling the outstanding cases.”

Octavia’s eyes bulged, but she had checked herself by the time Dunk swung his surprised gaze her way.

“Really?”

“Really,” Octavia confirmed.

He gave a little laugh. “No offense, but what do you girls know about investigating?”

Octavia gritted her teeth because the man had a point.

“Well,” Linda said, holding up her Mellon Vending lanyard, “we girls know how to get into any

building in this city without raising suspicion.”

Octavia’s jaw dropped. Go, Linda!

“But thanks anyway,” Linda added.

Clearly perturbed, Dunk had no choice but to retreat. He said goodbye to Linda, and by the time he

turned to Octavia, his charm was back. “Call me if you need...anything.”

“Will do,” she said, and watched him stride away, his long legs eating up the ground. When he was out

of earshot, she turned back to Linda. “What was that?”

“I don’t know,” Linda said, shaking her head. “He was just so damn smug, I couldn’t resist.”

“You were brilliant...I didn’t recognize you.”

Linda frowned. “Thanks. I’m still not convinced it’s a good idea.”

“You and me, working together — how could that go wrong?”

“Right. Get in the van.”

Octavia climbed inside, feeling better — meaning less like she was going to have a stroke — than she

had since Richard had ditched her at the funeral.

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