Dangerous Deeds: Lizzie and Riley #1 (The Westport Romantic Mysteries) by Prentice Beth

Author:Prentice, Beth [Prentice, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-30T06:00:00+00:00

Back in the truck, Riley pointed us in the right direction. Ben lived on the other side of town, so it took thirty minutes to get there. By this time, it was nearly ten o’clock at night and Grandma had been missing for a good five to six hours.

Reaching Ben’s house, we took a minute to assess the situation. The house was an ordinary looking single-story affair with lots of colorful flowers in pots around the front door, all lit by the streetlight on the footpath. The bright cheerfulness of them seemed in direct opposition to the mood of our group. The lights in the front of the house were out but looking up the side we could see a light was on toward the back.

Knocking, we all stood back and waited as we heard shuffling, followed by the sounds of a door lock being opened. As light spilled out to greet us, I blinked and took stock of the man who opened the door.

He was not what I’d expected. If he was under a hundred years old, I’d be shocked. His skin was about two sizes too big for him, and he had the best tan I’d ever seen. But it was what he was wearing that shocked me the most.

Nothing. He was wearing absolutely nothing.

It was a bit like a car crash, when you know you really shouldn’t look but you can’t help yourself, then you regret it for the rest of your life. I heard Danny inhale very quickly and looked at Molly, who stood with her mouth hanging open. Riley and Andrew seemed to take it all in their stride and pretended not to notice. Opening the door naked was obviously a common occurrence for Mr. Willett, as he didn’t seem fazed by it at all.

“Hello. We’re looking for Ben Willett,” explained Andrew, his eyes never straying below Ben’s shoulders.

“That’s me. What do you want?” he snapped.

“Hello, Mr. Willett. I’m Andrew and this is my partner Danny, his sisters Molly and Lizzie, and our friend Riley,” said Andrew, introducing us all.

“Congratulations. What do you want?”

Taken aback, Andrew continued, “Well, we’re looking for Mabel Phillips. Would you have seen her by any chance?”

“What if I have?”

“Well, the thing is, she’s been missing since this afternoon and we’re trying to find her.” Even patient Andrew was starting to get a bit flustered by now.

“Doesn’t mean I’ve seen her,” snapped Ben.

I couldn’t take it anymore.

“Listen. If you’ve seen Mabel, tell us!” It had been a long evening and I was running out of patience. Riley reached over and put his arm around my shoulders. I’m not sure if it was to soothe me or stop me from jumping across and grabbing Ben Willett by the throat.

“What’s all this racket about?”

I looked behind Ben and there was Grandma Mabel, dressed in her bra, knickers and the pink slip she always wore under her dress. I was so overcome by relief, my knees gave way and I felt Riley hold me tighter to stop me from falling.

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