Jake by Piper Davenport

Author:Piper Davenport
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Trixie Publishing
Published: 2020-05-05T00:00:00+00:00

Addison

I FROWNED AT Layne, who appeared to be experiencing some kind of epileptic episode. “What is your—”

“Addison,” a deep voice said behind me, frightfully close to my ear.

I must not react, I must not react.

“I know it’s you, Addison,” Jake continued, and I turned to face him.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about. We’re simply two ladies here for the funeral, sir,” I continued, still in character.

“Cut the bullshit,” he said, and crossed his arms. “What are you really doing here?”

“We’re looking for suspects so Layne can get on with her life,” I admitted. “Killers often show up at the funeral of the person they murdered.”

“What are you doing here?” Layne asked, finally joining the conversation.

I didn’t miss his tiny but approving smile. “Gathering evidence.”

“Aha!” I exclaimed, then lowered my voice. “You really don’t think she’s guilty, do you?”

He sighed, relaxing his stance. “No. I told you I believed you.”

“I know, but people tell me a lot of things.”

He frowned. “Don’t like that, Addison.”

And that’s when I fell in love with him.

“Have you found anything?” Layne asked, leaning closer to us. “Because I still can’t believe Kirk was married. The jerk flirted with every girl in the office. I can’t even tell you how many times he came on to me.”

I nodded. “If that was my husband, I’d stab him in the heart.”

“Good to know,” Jake said.

I couldn’t help a slight smile, but then he got serious as he continued, “The method does suggest a crime of passion, but if everyone knew he was a cheater, the killer could be trying to shift suspicion to the wife or one of his lovers.”

Layne shuddered. “Eww. Kirk with lovers. That’s an image I don’t need.”

“I just don’t understand, with what a dog he was, how all those people got up there and said such nice things about him,” I said.

“You’d be surprised how separate folks can keep their private and professional lives,” Jake said. “It’s quite possible his wife never knew or saw anything that raised a red flag.”

“You could be right,” Layne said. “No one has ever met her. Except maybe his assistant, who had to drop stuff off at his house on occasion. Michelle never said anything, though. I can’t believe Kirk didn’t even have a picture of Bonnie in his office. She seems so nice.”

Jake nodded. “I’m actually glad I ran into you two. After our lunch, Addison, I went to interview some of Kirk’s coworkers and learned that someone broke into the office Wednesday night. You two wouldn’t know anything about that, would you?”

“Maybe it was the same guys who broke into my apartment,” Layne suggested with a shrug.

“No. This time it was two women.”

“Women?” I asked, hoping I sounded surprised. “Was anyone able to identify them?”

The way Jake watched us told me he wasn’t buying our innocence. Still, he shook his head. “Nope. There was video footage, but the cameras didn’t get a good shot. Besides, the perps wore facepaint and... disguises.”

His gaze lingered, and I felt as though he could see into my soul.

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