A Deadly Engagement (Margot Durand Cozy Mystery Book 9) by Collins Danielle

Author:Collins, Danielle [Collins, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Fairfield Publishing
Published: 2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00

9

Going to the bakery the next morning felt wrong, somehow. She needed to check in with Julia and Dexter, but she felt as if she needed to be doing something to clear Ben’s name—or at least find out the truth behind what they’d learned at The Garber.

Why she was so certain he was innocent, or at least partially so, she wasn’t sure. Perhaps it had to do with seeing Bentley as a father figure and the fact that she wanted the truth for him. Or maybe it was her curiosity getting the best of her. She had never been good at letting things go—or waiting for the process to go along at its natural rate.

The bakery came into view and she almost veered off and headed toward the police station, but she held the course, pulling up at the curb. Once inside, the baking for the day permeated the air and she took in a deep breath. She did miss that scent and the feeling of the flour dusting her hands and the smooth surface of her metal countertops beneath her dough.

“Margot, you’re here!” Julia came toward her, a bright smile on her face.

Dexter was just pulling two racks of croissants from the oven and called a greeting over his shoulder. “So how did it go at The Garber?”

“Not as well as I’d hoped.”

Dexter deposited the trays and came toward her, tossing the oven mitts on the counter. “What’s up?”

She decided to fill them in on a little of the case, nothing that she thought would get Adam in trouble. By the time she’d finished, Dexter had a look in his eye. “You want me to look into the missing car?”

She swallowed. “I…don’t know.”

“Wait, what?” Julia looked between Dexter and Margot and then back at Dexter. “What are you talking about?”

Dexter looked like a little boy who had his hand caught in the cookie jar. “I’ve…helped Margot in the past with some…computer things.”

It was clear to Margot that Dexter had yet to tell Julia the full extent of his past. They had been dating a little over a month now, but it was apparent that there were still things that needed to be discussed. She didn’t blame him for not blurting out the fact that he’d once worked for the FBI as a hacker, but now she wasn’t sure how Julia would take this information. While she lived life a little on the wild side, she had a son to look after and that could affect how she felt about Dexter’s past.

“Really? Like…hacking or something?”

Dexter looked even more uncomfortable. “Something like that.” Dexter looked like he was about to confess everything, but Julia beat him to it.

“That is awesome!”

“What?” Margot said.

“Really?” Dexter said right after.

“Yeah. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to know if what you’re doing is against the law or anything, but we should be able to do what we can to help Margot and to help Bentley.”

Margot saw Dexter’s smile grow by the second until she was sure it couldn't feel comfortable to smile that big.

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