Peppermint Fudge Killer: A Pumpkin Hollow Mystery, book 13 by Kathleen Suzette

Author:Kathleen Suzette [Suzette, Kathleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-30T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

I glanced at Ethan as he drove. He had gotten some time off from work and we were headed to the theater to watch a Christmas movie. His jaw was set, and he gripped the steering wheel.

“You look very intense,” I finally said after we’d ridden in silence several minutes.

His face broke into a smile and he glanced at me. “Intense? I guess that fits.”

“What’s going on? Is it Suzanne’s murder case?”

He nodded. “I guess it is. I just keep thinking about when we were back in high school and she was just one of the friendliest girls around.”

I turned to him. “Did you date her?”

He chuckled, and if I wasn’t mistaken, I might have seen a hint of pink in his cheeks. “No, I didn’t date her.”

“Are you sure?”

He chuckled again. “No, I didn’t date her. She wouldn’t go out with me.” He glanced at me.

I gasped and put a hand on my chest. “Somebody turned down Ethan Banks? How is that possible?” I was only halfway kidding. Ethan had been the cute boy next door that everyone wanted to date. Or nearly everyone, anyway. He and I hadn’t seen eye to eye on a few things when we were in school so there was no way I would have dated him back then. Fortunately for me, he had matured and grown up. Or maybe we both had.

He shook his head slowly. “Nope. I asked her out to homecoming in the tenth grade and she said no. I’m still in shock over it, and maybe just little hurt.”

I laughed. “Sure, because you never dated again after that, right? She hurt your pride so badly that you didn’t dare ask anyone else.”

He chuckled. “No, I asked Elaine Sanders out two days later. But if I’m being truthful, she was just a rebound date request.”

“That’s what every girl wants to be known as. A rebound date request.” I rolled my eyes.

“Cut me some slack. I was more immature back then.”

“More immature? Does that mean you’re less immature now?”

He turned and looked at me. “I guess if that’s the way you want to look at it.”

“So what about Steven Brown? He’s a rough character and he and Suzanne were dating. Do you think he killed her?”

He shook his head. “No. I talked to him yesterday. He was in Seattle on business and his boss vouched for him.”

“Darn.”

We pulled into a parking space at the movie theater and headed inside. It was early, and the movie theater was packed. The smell of buttered popcorn hung in the air.

“I love this time of year, there are so many holiday movies out now,” I said, taking his hand.

“Too bad they don’t play A Charlie Brown Christmas at the theater. I think that would be fun to come and see.”

“Right? They could run it as a short before one of the other animated features. That’s a great idea,” I said and looked at him. “I wish somebody that was in charge here would think of that.

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