Maddie Cochere - Susan Hunter 04 - Big Easy Hunter by Maddie Cochere

Author:Maddie Cochere [Cochere, Maddie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery: Cozy - Romance - Humor - New Orleans
ISBN: 9781301929566
Publisher: Maddie Cochere
Published: 2012-09-09T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

There was a sledgehammer buried in my head. I put both hands up to feel around for it, but I could only feel my painful hair. I opened my eyes a bit, but the light of day hurt them. I attempted to take stock of my situation.

I was in the super comfy bed in my hotel room, but I had no idea how I got here. The last thing I remembered was singing Sweet Caroline and drinking Hurricanes at Pat O’Brien’s. Ooh … that’s why I felt like a sledgehammer hit me. What a miserable feeling. A quick check of my body revealed I was still wearing yesterday’s underwear. That was a good sign.

I rolled over onto my side and saw a wastebasket beside the bed. Thank goodness it was empty. I guess I could hold my liquor; I just couldn’t handle it.

My watch showed it was 11:00. I missed breakfast with the guys, but I was glad they let me sleep. I had desperately needed it. Too bad I felt like a truck hit me. Even my toes hurt.

Our mystery tour wasn’t scheduled to start until 1:00, so there was plenty of time to get ready. As I contemplated ordering breakfast from room service, there was a knock at the door. I wrapped the sheet around myself and went to peer out the peephole. It was Darby. I opened the door, turned around, and dove back into the bed.

He didn’t say anything. He sat down in the desk chair beside the bed. I glanced over at him and knew something was wrong. He was usually cheerful in the mornings, and he always called me Sunshine. Not this morning. I sat up.

“What’s wrong?” I asked. “Where’s Nate? Did something happen? Are you ok?” His subdued countenance was scaring me.

“There’s nothing wrong with Nate. He’s sitting on our balcony reading the paper. I came over to wake you and have a little talk,” he said.

Uh-oh. Something must have happened last night. Oh my gosh! What if I brought a strange man back to the room with me last night? Who undressed me? It was obvious he had bad news.

“Ok,” I said warily, “talk.”

“What do you remember about last night?” he asked.

“Nothing after Sweet Caroline,” I said. My heart was starting to pound to match the pounding in my head. “What happened? Did I do something? Darby, please tell me I didn’t bring someone back to the hotel with me.” Tears were starting to well up in my eyes. I couldn’t bear the thought that I had been so out of control as to be unfaithful to Mick.

“No, it’s nothing like that,” he said with a hint of exasperation in his voice.

“Well, what is it then? And how did I get back here and into bed in my underwear?” I asked.

“I brought you back to the hotel, and I undressed you and put you in bed,” he said. “I stayed long enough to be sure you weren’t sick and that you’d gone to sleep.

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