Bittersweet Betrayal by Stephanie Damore

Author:Stephanie Damore [Damore, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pink Sapphire Press
Published: 2018-10-22T05:00:00+00:00

5

Nick was waiting for us back at the apartment when we arrived.

"Where have you been?" I hissed at him while Adele floated in behind me and started insulting my decor and questioning my paint choices.

"Sorry, ghost business."

"Uh-huh." I went to work putting away the groceries and quickly set up Milo's litter box before diving into lunch.

"That smells amazing," Nick said, looking fondly at my lunch.

"I hate to say, but it tastes that way too." Nick had been one heck of chef himself. While I could bake like there was no tomorrow, he was the grill master. I, on the other hand, charred whatever I attempted to grill, which was why Nick's gas grill sat unused and covered outside the bakery's back door. It didn't seem right asking him how to use it when he couldn't eat the end results.

Despite Adele's claim to Milo's digestive disposition, I broke up another chunk of fish and put it in Smokey’s old food bowl along with some kibble we picked up. Milo happily chowed it down and started weaving in between my legs, rubbing his chin on my pant leg.

Meanwhile, Adele was ping-ponging down the hall, shooting insults over her shoulder. "This room is atrocious. Exposed brick? How industrial. A radiator? People still used these? Talk about needing an update."

"Help me here," I whispered to Nick.

"I'm working on it. I followed Autumn to Margaret’s, but she was already gone. Autumn's looking up Margaret's daughter's information."

"Hopefully that wasn't a lie." For all we knew, Margaret could be headed to New Orleans, Montana, or Timbuktu. "What about Andrew?"

"They drew labs but are still waiting for the results. His biggest complaint right now is a stomachache, and it's getting worse."

"You don't think he'd ingest his own poison, do you?"

"You mean he poisoned the desserts and then himself to throw suspicion off of him?"

"Yeah, exactly."

"He might've. I know med school would have taught him a thing or two about how to poison someone. Plus, I'm sure he has plenty of student loan debt. An inheritance would come in handy right about now."

"Your aunt and uncle didn't pay for his schooling?"

"Ha, doubt it. Those two don't share their money with anyone."

"Your family is seriously warped."

"Listen, I have to go," Nick said.

"What do you mean you have to go? You just got here. I mean, what could you possibly have to do? You're dead."

"It's ghost business. You wouldn't understand." Nick gave me a level stare.

"Enough with the ghost business. You're going to play poker with the guys, aren't you?" I squinted my eyes at Nick. Nick had a group of buddies, all deceased of course, who hung around on earth for various reasons. Even in death, the man could not lie to me. His look was a dead giveaway. "Take her with you. I'm sure she would love to play."

"Can't. Guys only."

"Oh, c'mon!" I hissed.

"Just let her hang around the apartment for a couple of hours," Nick countered.

"Are you kidding me? She's going to drive me nuts!" I couldn't even entertain the woman when she was alive.

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