Grilled, Chilled and Killed by Lesley A. Diehl

Author:Lesley A. Diehl [Diehl, Lesley A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oak Tree Press
Published: 2013-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

The next day Emily took Daisy with her when she stopped by Hap’s room at the Blue Heron Retirement Center.

“You’re gonna do what?” Hap sounded surprised, but not horrified at her idea.

Emily shook her head up and down. “But I’m not wasting my time if you think I’m on a wild goose chase.”

“Likely not. The Pratt family, at least Everett’s branch of it, has been around here for generations, and they have a reputation for ignoring the law. I can’t say for certain, but I’d guess this would be one of those times the family would want to stick it to the system. And it would make them money on the side.”

Someone knocked on Hap’s door.

“You expecting company? We’ll leave.” Emily got up from the bed where she’d been sitting.

“Lorelei’s coming to take me out to lunch. You could join us.”

The door opened, and Lorelei stepped in. Today she wore a red warm-up suit and her shiny white curls were drawn back into a ponytail. She looked twenty years younger in this outfit. The frown on her face when she spotted Emily put the twenty years back on.

“Oh, it’s you.” Lorelei walked across the room and put her arm around Hap.

“Let me introduce you to my friend Daisy St. Simonton.”

Lorelei hesitated a moment, then stuck out her hand. “You aren’t from around here, are you?”

“No. My husband and I live in Brunswick, Georgia. We’re here to visit Emily and take in some of the sights.”

Lorelei let out what sounded like a snort. “Sights! Not much to see in this place, unless you like cattle and cowboys.”

“Well, we do.” Daisy smiled.

“I asked the girls to come to lunch with us.” Hap opened the closet door to pull out his white straw hat.

“But we already have plans.” Emily thought Lorelei looked relieved they wouldn’t be joining Hap and her for lunch.

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