Knocking on Death's Door by Lucy Quinn

Author:Lucy Quinn [Quinn, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Seaside Story Productions, LLC

Dylan and Cookie were still laughing when they stumbled back into the Clip, Dip, and Rip.

“Well, it sounds like you two are having a good time,” Peaches said from behind the register. She was busy checking out the freshly-waxed Hale who’d failed to put his shirt back on.

The man looked like he could use a little sun with his pasty white, skin, but he had his chest out, clearly proud of his newly-hairless body. “I can’t wait to get Rain in that love nest of hers under the stairs.”

“Stop. I don’t need to know this.” Cookie grimaced and quickly glanced away, uncomfortable seeing so much of her mother’s boyfriend’s flesh.

Hale just laughed, finished paying and said, “Blake, ready to head to the inn?”

“Nah. I’ve got work to do, and then I’m meeting Winter later. You go on ahead,” the older man said.

“Suit yourself.” Hale draped his T-shirt over his shoulder and sauntered out of the shop.

Blake chuckled and shook his head. “He’s something else, isn’t he?”

“You can say that again,” Cookie said and leaned on the counter. “Hey, Peaches, is Mindy around?”

Peaches shook her head, making her pretty blond curls bounce around her face. “She left to run an errand. Probably needed to pay her dues to Bitches R Us. You wouldn’t believe what she said after you left earlier today.”

Cookie raised an eyebrow. “Oh? What’s that?”

Peaches slapped her hand over her mouth and shook her head. “Yikes. I shouldn’t have said anything. She was just being hateful about your relationship with Dylan.” She gave them both an apologetic smile. “Jealously will do that to people.”

Cookie let out a grunt and shrugged one shoulder. “I guess if my dating prospects looked as grim as hers, I might be less than pleasant too.”

“Less than pleasant is being far too charitable, Cookie,” Peaches said.

“Maybe, but I can afford to be.” She glanced at Dylan and gave him a secret smile, wondering if he really was game to be tied up later. Cookie turned back to Peaches and placed Mindy’s keys on the counter. “Can you give these back to her? We’re done with them.”

“Sure. Find what you needed?” she asked as she sat up straighter, clearly ready for the dirty details.

As much as Cookie would’ve loved to delve into the gossip, she refrained. She was a professional after all. “Enough to get started.” She smiled at Peaches. “Thanks for your help.”

Peaches slumped in her chair, clearly disappointed. “Sure. If there’s anything else I can do to help…”

“If we think of anything, we’ll be in touch,” Dylan said. He grabbed Cookie’s hand, and the pair of them slipped out the door.

Once they got outside Cookie’s phone rang, and she picked up the call when she saw it was from Morgan Black, the forensic accountant in Philly who was reviewing The Tipsy Seagull’s financials. The woman was not one for chit chat, and Cookie didn’t have time to get a word out before Morgan started talking.

“Charlie, I just finished going over those books you asked me to look at.

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