Mayhem & Mistletoe by Amanda M. Lee

Author:Amanda M. Lee [Lee, Amanda M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
Published: 2020-09-08T05:00:00+00:00

15 Fifteen

Sabrina didn’t take the news that Marvin would be her mentor for the day well. She complained, whined and made me realize my decision to never have children was the right one. I had to lie to get her to back off ... which was fine with me, because she was unbelievably annoying.

After leaving the newspaper office, I stopped at Eliot’s shop. My cousin Mario continued to work shifts for him even though he was training a new worker on the night shift. Because he was related to me, Mario’s personality sucked up most of the oxygen in the room.

“There she is.” Mario beamed as I entered. “How’s my favorite cousin?”

“Suspicious,” I answered without pause. “What are you up to?”

“What makes you think I’m up to anything?” Mario was the picture of innocence. Er, well, as innocent as an overweight guy with back hair issues in his early twenties could look. “I’m helping your boyfriend in a time of crisis. That indicates I’m the good one in this family right now.”

“Yeah, you keep telling yourself that.” I let myself into Eliot’s office without knocking. I didn’t miss the annoyed look on his face when he glanced up. “Has the love already died?”

His frown disappeared almost instantly. “I thought you were Mario. He’s driving me crazy.”

“I warned you when you hired him.”

“You thought it was a good idea.”

“For him. That food truck he runs with Grandpa doesn’t make money when it’s cold. I never said it was good for you.”

He ran his tongue over his teeth as he regarded me. “Have I ever mentioned what a joy you are to me?”

“Several times.”

“I’m not feeling it today.” He went back to staring at his computer. “Not that I’m not glad to see you — and for the record, I’m kind of not glad at this particular moment — but what are you doing here?”

“Yup. The love is definitely gone.”

He pinned me with a dark look. “Talk.”

“I was hoping you’d come up with something for me to chase.” There was no sense lying ... unless I could genuinely benefit from it, of course. “I’m in the mood to dig but my options aren’t all that exciting.”

That drew a smirk. “I just saw you an hour ago. What sort of information do you think I’ve managed to dig up?”

“I don’t know. You’ve convinced me in the past that you’re a miracle worker. And you came up with Ray.”

He shook his head. “I’ve been going over the books since I separated from you. Did you know Mario tried to pick up a teenager with a tiara he undersold from my stock yesterday?”

The conversational shift threw me. “How did you find that out?”

“I checked the cameras when I realized the tiara was gone.”

“He gave it to her?”

“He sold it to her for half price. He said that since it had been sitting in the shop for a year, he thought he was doing me a favor.”

I agreed with Mario — and yet I didn’t want to tick off Eliot in case he decided not to help me — so I nodded, hoping I looked sympathetic.

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