Wicked Stitch by Amanda Lee

Author:Amanda Lee [Lee, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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When Ted returned from the tournament, he gleefully told me that Sir Reginald’s jousting attempt was nothing more than a “dream within a dream,” as our pal Will might say.

He took a dramatic stance, feet shoulder width apart, hands out in front of him. “Picture it. Sir Reginald rides onto the field on a magnificent white horse. It holds its head high majestically as Sir Reginald looks around and waves to the spectators. After all, many of them bought him favors to carry into the joust.” He gave me a pointed look.

I laughed. I felt I was enjoying Ted’s rendition more than I would have appreciated the joust itself.

“Sir Giles, the competitor, rides out on an equally handsome bay. He pays little attention to the onlookers because he appears to be concentrating on the match,” Ted continued. “King Duncan gives the signal for the joust to begin. A trumpeter sounds a couple toots, and off they go! Sir Reginald’s noble steed races toward the center of the field. Sir Reginald slides off the back of his horse!”

“Oh, no!” I tried not to laugh as I said it, but Ted was laughing really hard—it must have been a funny sight. “Was he hurt?”

“I imagine his ego was bruised,” Ted said, wiping the tears from his eyes. “And, unless he padded his pants with all those dollar favors, I’d say his butt was, too!”

At that, I did laugh. Poor Sir Reginald. Maybe my dollar had gone to a good cause after all. Soon I was wiping tears from my eyes, too.

“I’m definitely going to have to freshen my makeup after this,” I said. “Will you help me cover everything up so we can go on home?”

“Sure. Are you planning to go by the Stitch?”

“No. I don’t want Julie to think I’m checking up on her. I’m sure she’s doing a great job.” At that, my phone emitted the first few bars of the theme song from the television show Law & Order. Riley.

“Hold that thought,” I told Ted before answering the call.

“Hey, Marcy,” Riley said. “I talked with Mom, and she thinks it’s a great idea that she keep working part-time while we hire someone full-time in the office. Give Julie a call and see if she’s interested, would you?”

“I’ll do it right away,” I promised.

After ending the call, I turned to Ted. “On second thought, I need to run by the shop and talk with Julie about working for Riley.”

“Okay. I’ll take Angus home and feed him so that’ll be one less thing you’ll have to do when you get there.”

“Thank you,” I said. “But let’s all leave here together, all right?”

“Sure, babe.”

I know it was crazy, but there could potentially still be a killer in our midst. I didn’t want to take any chances.

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