Deadly Chocolate Addiction by Sally Berneathy

Author:Sally Berneathy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: murder, mystery, comedy, humor, cat, cop, chocolate, cozy
Publisher: Sally Berneathy

Chapter Twelve

Paula was sprinkling cinnamon and sugar on her dough when I dragged my tired body into Death by Chocolate that morning.

“What happened last night?” she asked without looking up. “Since you said it was an anonymous body, I assume you didn’t kill Rick.”

I tied on an apron and told her the whole story while I measured the dry ingredients for brownies. Well, the whole story except for my worries about Trent and Kathleen. That part wasn’t essential to understanding what happened.

She rolled up the dough and began slicing. “That doesn’t make sense. If the two men came to your house together, why did one of them kill the other?”

“I don’t know. Trent doesn’t know. But remember, Rick was involved, so it’s normal for things not to make sense.” I measured flour into my bowl and added cocoa.

“You do realize Rick and Clayton are going into something that could be dangerous. Rick’s too cocky for his own good, and Clayton’s just a boy, probably a scared boy.”

“The cops will be there to step in if things go bad.”

“It depends on how fast things go bad. I wonder if Robin has any idea about what her brother’s involved in.”

“I doubt it or she’d be performing brain surgery on Rick without any anesthetic.” I stirred oil, butter and eggs in a separate bowl. “I’d like to see that.”

“It may be time to tell her.”

I was surprised that Paula had reversed her previous opinion and was actually suggesting I interfere, but I was even more surprised that I didn’t want to. Yesterday I’d been thinking solely about warning Robin that Rick was a jerk and could be leading her brother into trouble. Today I’d have to tell Robin her brother was in big trouble. It no longer sounded like a fun thing to do. “That’s not what you said yesterday. You said it wasn’t a good idea for me to get involved in my ex-husband’s relationship with his new girlfriend.”

“Yesterday we didn’t know this involved drugs and her brother was going into a dangerous situation.”

I poured my brownie batter into three pans and put them in the oven. “I’ll call her after we close.” Put it off as long as possible.

“You don’t think you should do it before her brother walks into danger?”

“Maybe.” I washed my mixing bowl and prepared to make chocolate chip cookies. “Probably. But I don’t know exactly when the sting is going down.”

“Then call her right now.”

“I have flour on my hands.”

“Wash them.”

I sighed, washed my hands, and took out my cell phone. Yes, I had my ex’s girl friend’s number. Not because I’m nosy or anything like that. She’s a doctor. It’s always a good idea to have the home phone number of a doctor handy in case something happens, like Rick getting a head injury from my iron skillet.

I sighed again, this time in relief when my call went straight to voicemail. I wouldn’t have to deliver the news in person. I left a message detailing the entire situation, enough information she didn’t need to call me back.

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