A Toast to Murder by Michele Scott

Author:Michele Scott
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery & Detective, General, Women Sleuths, Fiction
ISBN: 9780425233924
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2010-04-06T00:00:00+00:00

Seventeen

“WHAT was that all about?” Derek asked Nikki on their way back down to the house.

“What was what all about?” Nikki asked innocently, knowing perfectly well what he was getting at.

He stopped, dropped her hand, and looked at her. “I know you. I know what’s going on in your head, and you know exactly what I’m talking about. Bringing up the idea that Kenny might have been murdered around my friends was totally out of line, and you know it was. Jonah said nothing about keeping those people around. You’re going straight into Nancy Drew mode, and this time I am going to insist—no, demand—that you knock it off. You’re not a detective. You are not a police officer. Enough is enough.”

She stared at him for a good long second or two, trying to wrap her brain around what he’d just said to her. “Did you just tell me that you are demanding I do or not do something?”

“Yes. I believe that I am. No I don’t believe that I am. I am.”

Nikki didn’t quite know how to respond to his “demands.” And what came out of her mouth next was something that she would quickly regret. “You know, Derek, we aren’t married yet.”

It was his turn to stare at her. “No, we’re not. I’m not sure what you even mean by that.”

She sighed. Now was the time to stop while she was still sort of ahead. She was smart enough to know better. “What I mean is that . . .” Oh crap, what did she mean by that exactly? “What I mean is that married or not, I don’t think people who love each other make demands on one another.”

“Nikki, you are being totally ridiculous here. You know that I love you more than anything in the world, and for you to imply that I don’t is stupid. I don’t want you getting involved in any of this for your own good. How many times now has it been that you’ve almost been hurt, or even killed, by sticking your nose into business that you have no business sticking it into?”

She wasn’t going to give up that easily. “I don’t think I have no business in this, and frankly you should be sticking your nose into this as well. Let’s look at the facts here. Both of us have been receiving notes and photos with ‘fate’ written on them leading all the way up to our wedding day. Then Simon is shot on our wedding day with a bullet likely meant for me. Now Kenny is found dead and you have some rather interesting friends hanging around here. Not to mention there are a handful of enemies in the vicinity who might want to cause us harm. Nothing like murder and mayhem hanging over us to distract from the bliss we should certainly be experiencing right about now. You know what? If you’re such a big fan of us making demands on each other, then I have a demand for you.

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