Louisiana Longshot by Jana DeLeon

Author:Jana DeLeon [DeLeon, Jana]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Jana DeLeon
Published: 2012-06-23T17:18:10+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

I was pouring a shot of cough syrup when the house phone rang. I paused for a second, feeling strange about answering a dead woman’s phone, but then I figured everyone knew she was dead and someone was still calling, which meant the call was probably for me. I glanced at my watch. Eight o’clock. I answered the phone, expecting Gertie or Ida Belle to be on the other line, but got a proper-sounding male voice instead.

“Miss Morrow?”

“Yes.”

“I’m sorry to call so late. This is Albert Worley. I’m an attorney with Worley and Pickard.”

The summons!

“I’m sorry, Mr. Worley, but I can’t help you find Marie. I don’t even know the woman.”

There was dead silence for a moment and I wondered if he’d hung up. Then he cleared his throat.

“I’m afraid I’m confused, Miss. Morrow. I’m your late aunt’s attorney.”

“Oh. Oh! I’m sorry, Mr. Worley. There’s been some drama since I’ve arrived at my aunt’s house, and I thought you were calling for a different reason.”

Mr. Worley cleared his throat. “I hope everything is all right…”

“Everything’s fine. A bit of a misunderstanding is all. How can I help you, Mr. Worley? I’m afraid I haven’t even begun to catalog my aunt’s belongings.”

“We’re in no hurry for that. Your aunt did quite well with her stock market investments, and the estate can handle the cost of your stay for as long as is necessary to wrap everything up.”

“Oh, well, I’m really hoping to get everything settled before summer is over.”

“That’s fine, Ms. Morrow. I just wanted to make you aware that there’s no pressure on our end of things. I know you live in a big city, but things tend to move at a slower pace in small places.”

“That’s what they tell me.” I hadn’t actually experienced it, but I was still hoping.

“The reason for my call is that your aunt left a document to be given to you following her death.”

“What kind of document?”

“I’m afraid I don’t know. It was sealed when she delivered it to us for safekeeping. Our instructions were to deliver it to you after her passing. If you’d like to pick it up at our office in New Orleans, that is fine, or I can arrange to meet you at your aunt’s house. I would send it courier, but I need to get your signature for the estate’s files.”

Crap. The last thing I needed to do was forge Sandy-Sue’s signature on legal documents. Besides, whatever Marge had written in that document, she intended for her niece to read it, not me.

“I’m not sure what my schedule is this week, Mr. Worley. My aunt’s Jeep is currently out of commission, but I’m hoping it will be fixed soon. I need to make a trip to New Orleans after that repair is complete. Can I call you and let you know when that’s planned?”

“Of course. As I said before, there’s no rush. I’ll make arrangements for whenever you’re in town. Thank you, Ms. Morrow, and have a good evening.

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