Baby, It's Dead Outside by EM Kaplan

Author:EM Kaplan [Kaplan, EM]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781690833482
Publisher: Black Crow Books
Published: 2019-09-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Waiting for Aloysius to come back to the house and tell her what he’d found was the longest three minutes of Josie’s life. She nervously crammed sandwich into her mouth while she waited, almost unable to savor the flavors…almost. The man could make a fantastic sandwich.

“Oh my lord,” he said, stamping the ice from his boots in the foyer. “That was the worst thing I’ve ever experienced in all my days. I can’t believe you made me do that.”

Josie twisted around on the couch, ignoring the throb in her ankle as she jostled it. “Tell me what you found. Did you see blood on the ground? Was it bad?”

Do we need to call the police?

“It was more than bad,” he said, blowing into his cupped hands to warm them. Her mind went to horrible dark places as she imagined what he might have seen—was there a lot of blood?—but then he said, “My virgin ears will never be the same again.”

Wait. What?

“I mean, there was nothing on the ground where you said she fell, but then I started to hear these noises while I was looking into the yard.”

“Noises? What kind of noises?”

“Sex noises, girl. A heterosexual sexy-time soundtrack. Oohs and ahhhs, and a little yipping noise like a Pomeranian with its tail caught in a door. It was a full-on porno reel. Those two are going at it like animals. I didn’t think people sounded like that in real life.” He gave a disgusted shiver. “I really wish I hadn’t heard that. I’m going to need me some ear bleach.”

“But…”

Josie was completely confused. She was sure she’d seen something foul happen. Or at least, the top three inches of someone’s head while the horrible event had taken place just out of sight. The only thing she could think of was maybe Harris had turned on a movie or soundtrack to cover up what he’d just done. Or maybe he’d gotten a thrill from murdering his wife…which was a little too weird to fathom. She rubbed her forehead in consternation and got Italian herbs and spices in her frown wrinkle.

While she wiped the food off her face, Aloysius headed for the door. “No offense,” he said, “but I’m going back to my safe place now. You call me if you need anything, but you’ve had a full morning. Maybe you’re going to need a nice rest or something. Stream a movie. One of those Nicholas Sparks things all the girls like.”

“You’re probably right.” She was full of doubt now. Maybe she had imagined the whole thing.

I mean, what more proof of life do I need than Harris and his wife having make-up sex? Maybe their combative relationship is just foreplay to them. Ick.

She kept that speculation to herself. Aloysius had already been traumatized enough.

“Thank you a million times,” she told him with a sigh, slowly giving up her crazy thoughts of a murderous neighbor. She felt a little like she was losing her mind. Was this what Lynetta felt like? “I owe you for this.

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