Plain Killing by Emma Miller

Author:Emma Miller [Miller, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2014-11-11T16:00:00+00:00

Rachel moved away from Mary Aaron and the waiting passengers to an area by the window as she waited for Evan to pick up. It was late, nearly two in the morning here in the airport, and she’d been trying to reach him since before she’d left home. They’d been lucky to find two open seats to New Orleans on this flight out of Harrisburg.

“Come on, pick up, Evan,” she said.

Reluctantly, she’d accepted a stack of cash from Uncle Aaron to pay for the tickets to New Orleans. Sort of. She didn’t have the heart to tell him what last-minute tickets would cost or that they had to go on her credit card so she could purchase them over the phone.

She’d been worried that Mary Aaron wouldn’t have an acceptable ID to be allowed to board at all, but her cousin had surprised her by producing a two-year-old Pennsylvania driver’s license. How or why Mary Aaron had a driver’s license was a mystery, and when she’d asked, she’d received only a shrug and a smile for an answer. “It’s real,” Mary Aaron had assured her.

Mary Aaron was still seated, engrossed in an amateur sleuth novel she’d found under the front seat in the Jeep. An elderly woman stopped and stared, but whether it was because of the book cover or Mary Aaron’s Plain garb, Rachel couldn’t tell. Because it was Harrisburg and Amish were a fairly common sight in the area, they hadn’t attracted as much attention as Rachel had thought they might. She supposed that this woman must be from out of town, but as usual, Mary Aaron paid no attention. She may as well get used to it, Rachel supposed, because her attire would definitely not be run-of-the-mill in the French Quarter.

A clipped voice came through the speakers. “Now boarding at Gate 14, US Airways Flight 132 for New Orleans.”

Mary Aaron caught Rachel’s eye and pointed toward the boarding gate. An attendant began taking boarding passes and allowing passengers to move through the open doorway.

The phone clicked. “Rachel?”

“Evan? I’ve been trying to get you.”

“It didn’t occur to you that I might be asleep at this hour?” He sounded grumpy, and she guessed that she’d woken him. Of course she had. He’d gotten off at eleven. “What’s up?”

“Uhh, just wanted to check in and let you know that I’m at the airport. I’m going to New Orleans.”

His reply was definitely not G-rated.

Rachel lowered her voice. “You don’t have to worry about me. Mary Aaron’s with me,” she continued in a rush.

Mary Aaron stood and picked up both of their carry-ons. For the first time, she was beginning to look anxious as she gestured toward the boarding gate.

“I’m coming,” Rachel said. “Just a sec.”

“Mary Aaron? Mary Aaron is going with you?” Evan’s volume rose. “Did you get another phone call?”

“No, just the one. Listen, I’ve only got a moment. They’re boarding. I just didn’t want to leave without telling you I was going. We’re not going to do anything crazy.

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