Dressed To Kill by Lynn Cahoon

Author:Lynn Cahoon [Cahoon, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2015-06-23T06:00:00+00:00

The next morning, sunshine streamed into my bedroom window, waking me and letting me know I’d slept way too long. I needed to talk to Aunt Jackie. I needed to call Greg and let him know I wouldn’t be doing anything stupid ever again. I’d been on the other side of finding out someone you loved was taking risks with their life. I needed to go cold turkey from now on.

Emma raced me to the kitchen, where I let her out and made a pot of coffee. I’d just had time to brush my teeth and pull my hair into a ponytail when I heard the knock on the door. Greg stood on the porch, petting Emma when I peeked out the side window, another resolution I’d made in the wee hours of morning.

“What are you doing out so early?” I swung open the door and he stepped into the living room, pulling me into a tight hug and covering my mouth with his own.

When he pulled back, I saw the smile on his face. “Good morning, beautiful.”

A buzzing sound filled my ears, and all of a sudden, I was back in bed. Emma put her cold nose on my cheek, and my alarm was blaring. Greg’s kiss still felt warm on my lips. I needed to talk to him today. I dragged myself out of bed, the sunshine not warming my face as brightly as it had in my dream, and went to let Emma out, for what seemed to be the second time that morning.

I sat with my cup of coffee and made up a to-do list. I had to make a third trip into Bakerstown in the last two days, this time for groceries. My cupboard and Emma’s bag of dog food was down to crumbs. The only things I had in my fridge were the leftover cheesecakes I’d brought home from the store on Sunday and a bag of caramel-flavored coffee beans. I could make it another day or two, but Emma would be hunting down small animals in the yard. Which might just include Esmeralda’s cat, Maggie, if she pulled her Houdini act again today.

I planned for two weeks of healthy dinners, adding in a few necessities, like a bag of kettle-cooked chips and a few bags of fun-size candy bars. The only thing fun about the bags was how long it took you to unwrap the things. But I liked having one or two after a run, just to keep my blood sugar up.

Oh, the lies I told myself. I went through the kitchen, laundry room, and bathroom, to make sure I didn’t need any other supplies, and when I was done, I had a complete list.

I glanced at the clock. If I threw a load of laundry into the washer, I’d have time for a run with Emma to clear my head. Then I could stop by the police station, and with a bit of luck, Greg would be at his desk and we could talk.

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