Weddings Are Murder by Valerie Wolzien

Author:Valerie Wolzien [Wolzien, Valerie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Endeavour Media
Published: 2020-01-01T22:00:00+00:00

EIGHTEEN

That’s when Susan’s purse (strangely silent for the past few hours) began to ring.

“What the …” Jed, tired and unaccustomed to his wife’s demanding cell phone, was startled.

Susan, busy trying to figure out what Stephen’s possession of the body meant, didn’t respond immediately. Besides, her purse seemed to have stretched; she couldn’t find the bottom.

“Mom! You’re supposed to answer your phone!”

Susan, irritated and tired, emptied the entire contents of her bag onto the top step, much to the delight of Clue, who wolfed down a Mars bar, wrapper and all, before anyone realized what was happening. Susan finally found and flipped open her phone. “Hello? Hello?” She smacked the phone against her thigh. “What’s wrong with this thing?” she asked no one in particular.

Jed glanced at the numbers flashing in the dark. “Looks to me like it needs charging. Have you been plugging it in at night?”

“Not enough, obviously. Do you think it’s Stephen … calling about the bo—” she glanced at Tom Davidson “—calling about the wedding present?”

“Possibly. Maybe we should head inside and see if there are any messages on the answering machine.”

“Good thought!” Susan flipped her phone shut and grabbed Clue’s collar. “Maybe we better give Clue some cookies—” Before she had finished the sentence, the dog had pulled free and bounded through the door Jed had opened into the house. “I guess she’s hungry.”

“Do you want me to keep looking for the puppies, Mrs. Henshaw?” Tom asked. “I don’t mind. I feel sort of responsible for letting them out of the dog run the way I did.”

“We’d appreciate it, but why don’t you come inside and have a cup of coffee first?” Jed offered. “And we should call the police station. Those puppies are pretty hard to ignore. It’s just possible someone found them and called the police already.”

“Sure.” Tom and Jed entered the house right behind Susan and Clue. Chad remained outside to say good-bye to his driver.

“If you’ll feed Clue, I’ll check the answering machine,” Susan said, heading back to Jed’s study without waiting for a response. She wanted to be alone to listen to any messages. The last thing they needed now was for Tom to overhear anything about the body he had delivered into Stephen’s hands.

As she had expected, the light on the machine was flashing. Shoving aside the boxes covering the couch, Susan sat down, fumbling in her purse for a pen and something to write on. By the time she’d unearthed a crumpled envelope and her favorite Waterman, the first two messages had played.

“Susan … Jed … it’s Naomi. My sister-in-law appeared in town this morning. She’s been dumped by that bastard she took up with after her divorce and she’s been crying ever since she walked in the door—except when she’s eating. Susan, I know this is an imposition, but could we possibly bring her along to the reception tomorrow? I suppose the wedding will depress her, but I know you’re going to have wonderful food. Well, just let me know if it’s impossible.

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