Death Takes A Trip (Julia Blake Cozy Mystery Book 5) by Larkin Gillian

Author:Larkin, Gillian [Larkin, Gillian]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Published: 2015-05-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Julia phoned Mum first thing on Sunday morning. Her immediate question was, “Did Dad get in a fight?”

“No, and good morning to you,” Mum replied.

“Good morning. Did Cain get drunk?”

“As drunk as a skunk. He’s presently asleep on my sofa, snoring his head off. I’ve put a bucket next to him but he hasn’t been sick in the night.”

“Why is he at your house?”

Mum sighed. “I couldn’t let him go home in the state he was in. There’s no one to look after him at his house. Poor lamb, he’s going to have a terrible hangover when he wakes up.”

“Shall I come over, pick him up and take him home?” Julia offered.

“No, leave him to sleep as much as he can. I know how to deal with youngsters who’ve had too much to drink. I’ve had plenty of practise with you and your sister.”

Julia smiled. “I’m sure I was never that bad. Did Dad say anything to you when he came in last night?”

“It wasn’t last night, it was the early hours. Can you believe that! At his age. And I didn’t get any sense out of the old fool. He kept rubbing his tummy and saying that he’d had two helpings of apple crumble and there was nothing I could do about it. And as for your young friend, he could barely stand up! Your dad had to support him. He kept giggling and saying he’d never been drunk before.”

“I’m sorry, Mum, I feel as if it’s my fault that they’ve ended up in this state.”

Mum tutted. “Your dad doesn’t need an excuse to go to the pub. As he got into bed he did mumble about having to tell you something. I don’t know what though, he stopped mumbling in mid-sentence and fell asleep.”

“Are you sure you don’t want me to come round?”

“No, I’ve no idea what time they’ll wake up, or what state they’ll be in. I’ll tell them to come over to your house. Julia, your dad told me about what you’re doing. You’ve got yourself involved in a murder investigation again, haven’t you?”

“I have.”

“Just be careful, won’t you? Somewhere out there is the person who killed your client. I don’t want them coming after you.”

“I can look after myself,” Julia said as reassuringly as possible.

“Hmm. I thought I was only supposed to worry about my children when they were little. It seems that the older you get, the more I worry about you.”

“Honestly, Mum, I’m fine. Please don’t worry. I’m sure I’ll find out who killed Douglas soon. Love you.”

“Love you more,” Mum said. Julia could hear the smile in her voice.

Julia didn’t know what to do with herself whilst she waited for Dad and Cain to come round. She cleaned her house from top to bottom and put a washing load in. There never seemed to be much washing now that Sam and Chloe were away at university. She did miss them, but she didn’t miss the mess that they made. They’d be home from university soon.

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