Purrfect Haunt by Louise Lynn

Author:Louise Lynn [Lynn, Louise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

"I only have one rule. We don't talk about the case tonight. We can compare notes tomorrow morning."

Hazel felt a wave of relief wash over her as she stared at Colton's weary smile and the bag of take-out in his hand. She hadn't expected him to come to her house, but was glad he had before she ate the leftovers Esther had provided. From the spices that wafted forth, she could tell he'd gone to the Indian restaurant.

She could use some comfort food after the day she'd had, and it looked like Colton could as well.

"Deal," she said and let him in.

Even though Anthony Ray had already had his supper, he still meowed and wound around their legs as they readied their plates and settled on the couch to eat. It was a bit of a tradition with them now. Colton came over to either cook, or bring takeout when he was too tired for the cooking part, and then they settled on the couch to eat. The table seemed too formal, and it didn't make cuddling easy.

They headed for the couch now. It was tucked in front of the fireplace with the TV over it, and one of the features Hazel liked best about her cabin’s open floor plan.

"Oh good, you got the saag paneer," she said and inhaled a deep breath full of spices. Sure, the deep green of the cooked spinach and cheese curry didn't look particularly appetizing, but the taste was out of this world.

“It's one of your favorites," he said around a yawn and dug into his own food.

Not talking about a case while they ate wasn't particularly new, but since they hadn't had a chance to chat all day, Hazel wasn't expecting it. Still, she did need something to take her mind off axe murders and wild rumors, and this was the perfect remedy.

"And Violet?" She asked and scooped up a mouthful on a slice of naan.

Anthony Ray blinked at them from the coffee table, eyes wide and expectant, even though he wouldn’t be getting any table scraps from this meal. It had too much onion to be safe for a cat.

“She's staying with a friend tonight. Gina Hersey. They’re working on a project together for English. And she told me about some friend of hers named Milo, said you insisted." He nudged her shoulder.

Hazel let out a sigh. At least Violet had followed through quickly. Hazel told the girl months ago she wasn't going to keep secrets from Colton on Violet's behalf, and thankfully Violet had listened. "He seems like a nice kid."

Colton nodded, and licked a glob of orange curry sauce from his lip. "You had a long day too, I take it?"

Hazel didn't even need to think before she nodded. "Oh yeah, probably not as long as yours though. Tonight we get to eat and watch something funny. Do you have any suggestions?" She picked up the remote and flicked on the TV and Netflix.

Colton chuckled. "As long as it actually is funny, I don't care.

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