Pecan Pie Predicament: Cozy Mystery (MURDER IN THE MIX Book 27) by Addison Moore

Author:Addison Moore [Moore, Addison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hollis Thatcher Press, LTD.
Published: 2020-10-07T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Mangias is filled to capacity. And on top of that, they have an unprecedented forty-five minute wait. For a moment, we entertain heading across the street to the Honey Pot Diner, but there appears to be a line out the door there, too.

Evie groans. “I guess everyone had the same idea. And too bad because I’m starving.”

“It must be residual business from the street fair,” Everett says. “It was a brilliant idea because the businesses along Main Street have never been busier.”

“The Cutie Pie can attest to that,” I tell him. “Evie, where did Carlotta go?”

Evie coils a finger around one of her long dark curls. “Some place down the street called The Family Table. She says there’s some big competition going on up until Thanksgiving and she wanted in on it.”

Noah takes a breath as we start in that direction. “I heard about it, too. If you can polish off an entire Thanksgiving meal with all the fixings between two people, they’ll give you a free family dinner once a week for an entire year.”

Evie hops up and down. “I can do it. I’m freaking hungry enough to eat furniture. And Mom, I’ve seen you polish off enough food to grow an entire high school in your stomach. You’ve got this on lockdown!”

“No way.” I shake my head. “I had indigestion last week, and I almost had your dad take me to the ER because I thought I was having the baby and a heart attack. I called the doctor and she told me to take some antacid and it helped. The moral of the story—I can’t overeat or I’m inviting a night of no sleep.”

Evie glances to my blooming belly. “You’ve already invited a night of no sleep.”

“I’ll do it.” Everett shrugs. “I’m pretty hungry myself, and I’ve never been one to back away from a competition.”

Noah’s chest bounces with a dark laugh. “At least he admits it, Lot.”

Noah has held strong to the belief that Everett simply wanted to take me from him as payback for stealing Cormack from him all those years ago.

“Noah.” I sigh as I say his name. “If Everett was with me because of some silly grudge or competition between the two of you, don’t you think he’s taken things too far?” I hold up my left hand and expose that glittering rock Everett gave me a few months back—an emerald cut diamond with tiny diamonds dancing all around it. “And he’s moving in with me. He’s committed to raising this baby even if it turns out to be yours.”

Noah nods as he stares intently at Everett. “Yup. That sounds about right. Trust me, Everett Baxter is taking this one to the grave. You don’t want to get on his bad side or he’ll make sure you pay a lifetime for it.”

Evie belts out a laugh. “I hope I have two guys willing to war it out over me. Conner and Kyle aren’t nearly as exciting. I want the angst the two of you bring.

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