Really, Truly Dead by Maggie Toussaint

Author:Maggie Toussaint [Toussaint, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Muddle House Publishing
Published: 2017-02-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Late that afternoon, Aunt Fay, Cousin Janey, and I met at the courthouse to search for the motel deed. One look at the jumbled stacks of deed books, and I knew why my cousin demanded that we help. “How does anything get found?” I asked.

Janey sank into a wooden chair. “It’s best if you walk in here with the deed book number. Otherwise you may have one foot in the grave before you leave.”

“Where do we start?” Aunt Fay sat her basket purse on a metal table. The handkerchief cover parted to show her pet raccoon sleeping inside.

“We have to match the number we have to one in a book,” Janey said.

I opened a book and looked for the plat number. The first deed showed the plat number handwritten in large numbers on the first page. On other deeds, I wasn’t so lucky. Pages were out of order, and I had to hunt for the one I needed. Realization dawned. Finding the motel deed would take a while.

Ike appeared in the doorway. “Didn’t expect to find the entire McKay clan in here.”

We all said hello and when he stuck around watching us, I realized it was up to me to divert suspicion. So I headed down the hallway like I was going to the ladies restroom. Except the sheriff took my leaving as an invitation to join me. He matched my stride. “What exactly are you doing, Lindsey?”

That now familiar rush I got in his presence flooded my senses. “Looking for the motel deed.”

Ike herded me through a side door toward his Jeep in the lot. “What makes you think the three of you could find a deed that I’ve had my deputies searching for?”

He was looking for the deed? That was news to me. “I’ve got a pro on my team. Janey is a real estate agent. She knows how the filing system works. If it’s in there, she’ll find it.”

“You think this has a bearing on the case?”

“Hope so. All I know for sure is that it’s a loose end.”

Ike opened the passenger door, and I gawked at the high tech instrumentation. “Wow. Look at all this cool gear.”

He chuckled softly and waved me inside. “If I’d known you liked high tech gadgets, I would’ve dragged you to my car the moment you arrived.”

Like a sleepwalker, I climbed into the passenger seat. His scent filled me, and I wanted a moment of indulgence, a moment of letting my guard down. Despite my best intentions, I liked Ike. I believed Ike liked me. Too bad it couldn’t go anywhere. Not while he wanted to put Daddy away for life. But still, a girl could dream.

Ike came around to the driver’s side, cranked the car, and cool air pulsed from the vents. His brown eyes looked troubled.

“What?” I asked.

“I asked if you wanted to get iced coffee or head back to the office. You look dazed.”

“Oh, sorry. The office, please.” I pushed my sunglasses up on my head. “I’ve got a lot on my mind.

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