Cinnamon and a Corpse by Cindy Bell

Author:Cindy Bell [Bell, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Arnold could play in the courtyard of the shop. There was a large pen for him there. As soon as Ally had settled Arnold in the courtyard, she stepped into the shop. As she began to prepare the shop for opening, she thought about what she had heard. She was jolted from her thoughts by a knock on the door. She walked to it and found it was Luke. She opened it up for him and smiled. Luke gave her a kiss and hug, then stepped inside. He closed the door behind him and followed her to the counter.

“You’re early?” She turned around and began to start the coffee pots.

“Ally, Jasmine said you might have heard Eric threaten her, is that true?”

When she turned back, she found him right in front of the counter. He gazed into her eyes with a patient but determined stare.

“I heard something.” Ally cleared her throat. “But I happen to know that Jasmine pushed him down, hard, before he said it.”

“Wait, what?” Luke narrowed his eyes. “How could you know that? Eric said you were outside with Arnold.”

“I wasn’t.” She took a deep breath. “The door was open, and I wanted to see if someone was inside. When I didn’t see anyone, I just thought I’d take a look around. Eric had said that there might be some equipment that I could use for the shop. But once I was inside, I heard Eric and Jasmine arguing. So, I hid behind some boxes.”

“You could have just told them you were there.” Luke raised an eyebrow.

“Yes, I could have. But I was curious about what they were arguing about. Then it got to be too late to just suddenly jump out from behind some boxes. How would I explain that?” Ally shrugged, then turned around again to pour him a cup of coffee. Her cheeks burned as she turned back to hand it to him. “So yes, I heard Eric say something that could be considered a threat, but only after Jasmine pushed him down on the ground.”

“I see.” Luke took the coffee. “Thanks for this.”

“You’re welcome.” Ally met his eyes again and attempted to assess whether his cool tone was related to his focus on the investigation, or him worrying that she was getting herself into trouble.

“How did you get out of there without them seeing you?” Luke took a sip of his coffee.

“I threw a penny into the kitchen to distract them.” Ally licked her lips, then turned back to pour herself a cup of coffee. “I know I shouldn’t have pretended not to be there, but I wanted to hear what they were arguing about.”

“And?” Luke rested his elbows against the counter as he studied her. “What did you hear?”

“Jasmine accused him of trying to kill her, like he killed her husband.” Ally took a deep breath. “But Eric insisted he had no intentions of hurting her. He asked her to reconsider kicking him out of the shop.” She cleared her throat. “Begged her.

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