Haunted Tales by Reid Terri

Author:Reid, Terri [Reid, Terri]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2015-05-28T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty

“Well, apple cider donuts are always delicious,” Rosie said, flipping through a cookbook. “Although, perhaps we should be thinking about a cake.”

Kate looked up from her list and sighed. “There are so many options,” she said. “And I know we want everything to be perfect. What do you think, Margaret?”

Margaret O’Reilly’s image was on the screen of the electronic tablet that was propped up in the middle of Rosie’s kitchen table. “I think apple cider donuts sound delicious,” Margaret said. “And since it’s Halloween night, they seem appropriate. Or, we could do something with pumpkin.”

“Pumpkin cheesecake,” Rosie exclaimed, hurriedly turning the pages in the book. “I have the most amazing recipe for it.”

“Oh, that does sound good,” Margaret said. “What if we do one cheesecake of pumpkin and another of salted caramel? I have a lovely recipe for that kind.”

Kate leaned back in her chair. “Well, if we’re going to do those two, we also have to have a dark chocolate one,” she insisted.

“Yes. Yes, we do,” Margaret agreed with a chuckle. “It wouldn’t be a balanced meal without chocolate.”

All three women laughed, and Kate jotted down the three desserts. “Okay, I have the recipe for that one, so each of us will bring a cheesecake,” Kate said, and then she turned to Rosie. “But, I’ve never made a cheesecake before, so can I come over here and make it with you watching over my shoulder?”

“Of course, dear,” Rosie said. “And I’m sure your cheesecake will be delicious.”

“Thank you, Rosie,” Kate replied, and then she looked down at her list. “Great. I think we have the menu. Is there anything else we have to discuss?”

“I hesitate to bring this up,” Margaret said. “But I think you need to know. Mary called me this morning, and she was upset.”

“Goodness, why?” Rosie asked. “Is there something wrong with the baby?”

“No, nothing like that,” Margaret reassured her. “She was upset because she discovered you two shopping together and she hadn’t been invited.”

“I knew she didn’t believe us,” Rosie said. “It was the purses in the child seat, wasn’t it?”

“Well, she didn’t go into that much detail,” Margaret replied. “But she did know that you weren’t telling her the truth.”

“That’s what you get for trying to lie to a private investigator,” Kate said with a sigh. “So, is she still pretty upset?”

“No, I don’t think so,” Margaret answered. “I suggested that perhaps the two of you were shopping for a baby gift for her and that’s why you didn’t want her around.”

“Oh, that was brilliant,” Rosie said. “And when she finds out what we were really doing, she’s going to be so surprised!”

“Speaking of surprises,” Kate said, “Margaret, when are you and your family arriving?”

“I told Mary that Timothy and I would be coming early enough to help her take Clarissa trick-or-treating,” Margaret said. “But he has the entire day off, so if you need us to come even earlier, that would be easy. The boys will come closer to the event.”

“I know that Mary’s working on a case right now,” Kate said.

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