Family Case of Murder by Vanessa Gray Bartal

Author:Vanessa Gray Bartal [Bartal, Vanessa Gray]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cozy Mystery
Goodreads: 13618324
Publisher: Author
Published: 2012-04-19T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

“We’re going to have to split up to search the rooms,” Jason whispered as they walked away from the drawing room and Gregor. He set Lacy down. “You distract people while I do it. We’ll meet up later.”

“There’s no way I’m letting you do that alone; I’m going with you.”

“No, it’s too risky,” Jason said. “Besides, I’m a professional and you’re whatever that was back there. I’m seriously beginning to wonder if you actually have some form of monkey fever.”

“It’s possible that I get a little crazy without regular doses of sugar,” Lacy conceded.

“Leave the last five words off that statement and I’ll agree with you,” Jason said. “The point is you’re not going with me.”

“The point is you don’t tell me what to do. I’m coming with you.”

“Then who is going to create a diversion?”

“We’ll have to get help, someone who is good at lying and enjoys being the center of attention,” Lacy said. “And, thankfully for us, I can probably guess exactly where my little sister is right now.” She opened the door to her bedroom and Riley turned toward them, one of Lacy’s dresses suspended from a hanger around her neck.

“Really, Lacy? You’re going to try and pull this off? With your figure?” Her wrinkled lip let Lacy know what she thought of that idea.

“I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that you think you’ll look much better in it,” Lacy said.

“Since when are you a six?” Riley asked. “You’re going to look like a sausage in this thing.”

“I am a six, and I do not look like a…You know what? Keep it, as long as you’re willing to do a little quid pro quo.”

“Is that the game from Harry Potter?” Riley asked.

“Don’t play dumb,” Lacy said. Her sister may like to pretend she was an airhead, but she was actually very intelligent.

“Fine,” Riley said. “What do you want?”

“We’re going to search everyone’s bedrooms. We need you to keep them all together somewhere.”

“And how will I explain your absence?” Riley asked. “Wait, never mind. I’ve got it.”

Her self-satisfied smirk sent Lacy’s warning bells ringing. “What is it?”

“I’ll say you’re having a tryst somewhere on the property.”

“You can’t say that,” Lacy said.

“Why not?”

“Because it’s not true,” Lacy said. And it was embarrassing. She wasn’t a tryst sort of woman.

“People will believe it is, especially with the way you guys have been hanging all over each other like teenagers at a makeout party. I keep expecting one of you to pull out a bottle and spin it,” Riley said.

“That’s not even a little bit true,” Lacy said, blushing.

“Then how do you explain the fact that I’ve caught you kissing twice in two days?” Riley asked.

“You walked into my room uninvited,” Lacy sputtered. “What I do in the privacy of my room is totally different than the way I act in public. You’re making it sound licentious.” She whispered the last word, leaning forward so Riley would be sure to catch it.

“Oh, you are such a pathetic loser,” Riley said.

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