Fit To Be Tied by Elizabeth Craig

Author:Elizabeth Craig
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cozy mysteries with dogs, cozy mysteries animals, Beatrice Coleman, senior sleuth, Cozy mysteries seniors, craft and hobby cozy mysteries
Publisher: PublishDrive
Published: 2019-08-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

RAMSAY ROLLED HIS EYES dramatically. “I’d better grab that snack that I’m home for and head back on my way. Good to see you, Beatrice.”

He wandered over to the pantry as Beatrice glanced at her phone. “It’s Wyatt, Meadow.” She picked up. “Hey there.”

“Hi,” said Wyatt. “Just wanted to check in with you real quick and see if you can handle a change of plan.”

“Oh?”

“After I visit with Laura Carpenter about the service, I’m going to need to drive to Lenoir. We have a member of the congregation who has been admitted to the hospital there. Would you be all right to meet with Len when he comes to work? And what should we do about Noo-noo?”

Beatrice said, “Absolutely. I can be there. I’ll probably take Noo-noo over to the Patchwork Cottage, since that worked so well before.”

“Do you think she could even go into the backyard?” asked Wyatt.

“I’d like to think so, but I think her ears are so big that she’d be bothered by the racket even outside. Posy didn’t seem to mind at all—I’ll just pop Noo-noo over there.”

Wyatt said ruefully, “I’m not sure that Posy would say something, even if she did mind.”

“I’d agree with you there. But she actually mentioned that Noo-noo was something of a draw for the customers, so I think she really is fine with it. Of course, I’ll ask her again,” said Beatrice.

They wrapped up the call. Meadow was standing there looking a little pink. “Sorry about that,” she said. “I’m starting to get jumpy about the baby getting born. I just know that I’m going to get that call when I’m in the middle of a dental visit or stuck doing something else that I can’t get away from. I’m just so excited that I don’t want to miss anything.”

Beatrice said firmly, “Piper and Ash are a hundred percent prepared. They have everything they need for the baby, they have a plan, and Piper has a packed suitcase. If the baby came right now, it’s not too early. Everything is going to be perfectly fine.”

Meadow said quickly, “Oh, I know, I know. I’m being silly. So the phone call—let me guess. You’re needing to hang out at home this afternoon.”

“Which is fine. I wanted to wrap up the diaper bag for Piper, anyway. And then I could read my book for a while.”

Meadow said, “You can read with all that noise going on?”

“I put some headphones on and play soft music on my phone. It works pretty well. Besides, we really want this construction to be finished, so it’s worth it to me so that we can actually use our kitchen again. I’ll just run by the Patchwork Cottage and check in with Posy before dropping Noo-noo off.”

Meadow said, “Well, if it’s not a good time for Posy, then I will take Noo-noo.”

Beatrice knew that hanging out with Boris wouldn’t be Noo-noo’s most favorite choice. Boris grinned his goofy grin at her. “Thanks for that! I’ll let you know in case it’s not convenient for Posy.

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