Meow Means Murder_A Norwegian Forest Cat Café Cozy Mystery by Jinty James

Author:Jinty James [James, Jinty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cat cozy mystery with police love interest, culinary cozy mysteries, cafe cozy mystery, cat cozy, small town murder mystery, cozy mysteries with cats, clean and humorous cozy mystery
Goodreads: 44591229
Publisher: Jinty James
Published: 2019-03-24T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

“Let’s do something.” Zoe put down her crochet hook and stretched.

“Like what?” Lauren looked up from her knitting. It was official – she would never finish this scarf.

“Like – like – go salsa dancing! Or ice skating! Or – or – ooh, I know! Let’s go to the steakhouse for dinner!” Zoe’s eyes sparkled.

“Since I have no idea where we would go salsa dancing or ice skating, the steakhouse does sound tempting,” Lauren admitted.

“Brrt!” Annie sat up on the sofa. She’d been snoozing next to Lauren but Zoe’s announcement seemed to have woken her. Or perhaps it was the mention of the steakhouse.

“I don’t think they allow cats,” Lauren told the feline.

“Brrp.” Annie scrunched up her face. It looked remarkably like a pout.

“We’ll bring a doggy bag – or a pussy bag back for you,” Zoe promised.

“Brrt!” Annie’s pout disappeared.

“And,” Zoe continued, jumping up from the armchair, “I think we should order the wagyu!”

Lauren’s knitting needles dropped out of her hands with a clatter.

“But that costs—”

“I know.” Zoe nodded. “But we don’t often splurge, do we?”

“No,” Lauren slowly admitted.

“And,” Zoe warmed to her argument, “It could be a once in a lifetime opportunity!”

“But it’s one-hundred-and-sixty dollars.”

“We could share,” Zoe replied.

Lauren hesitated.

“That’s only eighty dollars each.”

“I think your argument sounded better before you added the cost,” Lauren said drily.

“Ple-e-ase?” Zoe batted her eyelashes. “And I bet Annie would love to try expensive wagyu, wouldn’t you, sweetie?”

“Brrt!”

Lauren could have sworn Annie batted her eyelashes as well.

She hesitated.

“Okay.” Lauren gave in with a sigh.

“Yay!”

“Brrt!”

“Ooh, look at the time.” Zoe checked her watch. “It’s almost six already. We’d better get ready.”

Lauren put her knitting away, then headed to her bedroom. Her stomach had started grumbling, although she didn’t know if it was from the mention of expensive steak, or the fact that she hadn’t eaten since lunch.

She’d tried to keep her mind on her chick lit novel, but thoughts of Mitch kept intruding, so she’d attempted to continue knitting her scarf, which had been a bit more of a success.

“Brrp.” Annie jumped onto the bed.

“We’ll bring some steak back for you.” Lauren stroked the silky soft silver fur.

Annie bunted her hand, demanding more.

“Are you ready?” Zoe paused in the doorway a few minutes later, wearing black wide-legged pants and a smart blue top.

“Almost.” Lauren had chosen a plum wrap dress and black mules.

“Let’s go!”

“You’re not getting hangry, are you?” Lauren asked.

“Not yet. But I might soon if we don’t get going,” Zoe admitted.

Lauren and Annie shared a look – uh oh. It wasn’t good when Zoe was hangry.

They drove to the steakhouse, which was a few blocks away from their cottage.

“We should do this more often,” Zoe said as Lauren parked outside. There were a few cars in the lot already and golden outdoor lights invited them to step inside the long, rectangular restaurant.

“I know.” Lauren nodded. “As long as it’s not eating one- hundred-and-sixty-dollar plates of food all the time.” Although her income from the café covered all her living expenses including savings, too many expensive nights out would not be good for her bank account.

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