Umbrellas and Undertakers: An Isle of Man Ghostly Cozy by Xarissa Diana

Author:Xarissa, Diana
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-02-18T00:00:00+00:00

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“It was lovely to see you,” Peter said as Fenella turned toward their apartment building. “I actually need to go back to work, but I really enjoyed having lunch with you.”

“I enjoyed it, too. Congratulations again on your engagement.”

He beamed at her. “Thank you. If we decide to have any more than a handful of guests, I’d love to have you and Daniel at the wedding.”

“Whether we get invited or not, I want to get you and your wife something to mark the occasion. Have a think about what you want or need.”

“I don’t think we need anything, but there may be one or two little things that we want.”

Fenella gave him a quick hug and then watched as he turned and began to walk down the sidewalk. The rain had stopped momentarily, but she doubted that he’d get all the way to his office before it started again. As big heavy raindrops began to fall, she ran into the building.

Katie greeted her with more affection than normal, making Fenella immediately suspicious that her pet had done something she shouldn’t have while Fenella had been out. A quick check revealed that both bathroom doors were shut, so at least the animal hadn’t shredded an entire roll of toilet paper again, as she had in the past.

“Maybe you just missed me,” she said as she scratched behind Katie’s ears.

Katie purred happily for a minute or two and then decided that she’d had enough.

“And now I must call Daniel,” Fenella said with a sigh. “He’s going to be unhappy that I spoke to Tammy, but it wasn’t as if I went out looking for her. It was only because I was with Peter that she spoke to me, and I ran into Peter entirely coincidentally.”

As she reached for the phone, she could hear music playing quietly somewhere. Frowning, she looked around as the music got louder. Fenella started to laugh when she recognized the tune. Mona appeared a moment later.

“You really should always play the Ghostbusters theme song just before you appear,” Fenella told her. “That was brilliant.”

Mona chuckled. “I thought it might make you smile.”

“I’m glad you’re here, too, as I need to ring Daniel.”

“To tell him about your meeting with Tammy.”

“How did you know that? Did you have a hand in our meeting?”

“What could I possibly have done?” Mona asked.

Fenella frowned. “I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure you did something.”

Mona smiled enigmatically. “I hope you learned something interesting from the widow.”

“I don’t know that I learned anything interesting, but she was certainly eager to talk.”

“Excellent. I thought she might be, under the circumstances.”

“If you didn’t arrange the meeting, how did you know that I’d seen her?” Fenella asked suspiciously.

“I watched you and Peter get out of her car. How is Peter?”

“He’s fine. He and his first wife are getting married again.”

Mona nodded. “That’s good news. They belong together, even if he was a bit foolish for a short while.”

“He divorced her and married someone else. That’s more than a bit foolish.

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