Of Body and Bone by Bishop J. T

Author:Bishop, J. T.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Eudoran Press LLC
Published: 2021-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

The next morning, Daniels pulled up in front of the small, one-story home with a big tree in the yard and surrounded by a white picket fence. He parked. “Looks pretty idyllic. Nice neighborhood.”

Rem undid his seatbelt. “She must do well for herself.” He took another slug of his coffee and set the cup in the coffee holder between the seats. Surprisingly, after his power outage, subsequent mental breakdown, and getting a few bites of pizza, he’d gone to bed and slept most of the night with no nightmares. Rem had to attribute it to knowing Daniels was upstairs, the power remaining on, and his physical exhaustion. “What’s her name again?”

“Donna Kentwood.” Daniels popped the door open. “Let’s go find out what she has to say.”

Rem left the car along with Daniels, and they walked to the front door and knocked. After a few seconds, the door opened and a pretty woman with shoulder-length brown hair and glasses stood in front of them.

“Mrs. Kentwood?” Daniels held out his badge along with Rem and introduced both of them. “We understand you have some information about Rudy Halpern?”

She wrung her hands and looked between the two of them, then stepped back. “Come in.”

“Thank you,” said Rem.

They walked into a home with white-paneled walls, rug-covered floors, and a quaint warmth to it.

“Let’s go in the kitchen,” said Donna, and Rem followed her into a white kitchen with blue cabinets. A small breakfast table sat in the corner with a vase of flowers, and Rem smelled cookies.

“Please,” she said. “Have a seat. I made some coffee. Would you like some?”

“You spoke the magic words,” said Rem. “I’d love some.”

“That would be great,” said Daniels. “Just black for me. Thanks.”

Rem wondered how well Daniels had slept since he didn’t often drink coffee. “You can add his cream and sugar to mine,” he said.

She smiled. “I will.” She moved through the kitchen while Rem and Daniels sat at the small table. Rem noted the messy countertops. “Don’t mind me,” she said, grabbing some mugs. “I bake when I’m nervous. I’ve got cookies in the oven.”

“Doesn’t sound like a bad way to deal with nerves,” said Rem. “I should try it myself.”

“You’re a terrible baker,” said Daniels.

Rem dropped his jaw. “What do you mean? I made cookies for our last poker game. Everybody loved them.”

“I almost broke a tooth on those suckers. We had to dunk them in milk to eat them.”

“What’s wrong with that?” asked Rem. “Nobody else was complaining.”

“That’s because we were drinking, which was required to get those puppies down.”

Rem huffed. “See if I bake you anything again.”

“I’d appreciate it if you didn’t.”

“Here you go,” said Donna, bringing over the filled mugs. She set them down in front of Rem and Daniels.

They thanked her, and she sat across from them and set her own mug down. “I guess you want to hear about Rudy.”

“What’s your history with him, Mrs. Kentwood?” asked Daniels.

“Please. Call me Donna. And it’s Miss. At least for the next month.

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