Rock Candy and Robberies by Patti Benning

Author:Patti Benning
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Summer Prescott Books
Published: 2020-03-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

It was a busy day, and thankfully news of what happened at her parents’ house hadn’t gotten out yet. She was tired by the time she got home that evening, but a different kind of tired than she had been the day before. It felt good to get back to a semblance of normalcy, even if she hadn’t been able to really forget what had happened at any point during the day.

She was pleasantly surprised to find that the doorframe had been fixed, though it wasn’t painted. The porch steps had been cleared off and the walkway up to the house had been salted.

“How did your day go?” she asked, following Eli into the kitchen after greeting him. There was a pizza on the table, and she took a slice.

“Nothing out of the ordinary happened,” he told her, knowing what she was asking. “After getting back from the hardware store, I spent most of the day here. I forgot to get paint, and I didn’t want to snoop through your parents stuff looking for some, but I can go back to town tomorrow to get some. How was your day?”

“Busy but good,” she said, collapsing into a seat and pulling a piece of paper towel over to her so she didn't spill any pizza toppings. She told him about her encounter with Terry, Lenny's assistant.

“He seemed really surprised to see me, but he didn't seem to be unusually nervous or anything. I feel kind of silly about it, but part of me can’t help but wonder if he had something to do with the break-in. I mean, he is the only one who knew the file was here other than Lenny himself, but that doesn't necessarily mean he had anything to do with it.”

“It wouldn’t make sense,” Eli pointed out. “If he did want to steal file, he could have easily just done it while transporting it. Even if he was worried he would get in trouble for “losing it,” it would’ve been a lot less risky than breaking in after he dropped it off. It would've been the logical thing to do, anyway.”

Candice gave Eli a small grin. “Well, we both know that people don't always do the logical thing. If they did, we would live in a much safer world.”

“That's true,” Eli said. He poured a glass of water for himself, then raised an eyebrow at her. She nodded and he poured her glass as well.

“Thanks,” she said, taking it.

“Oh, I almost forgot. Do you want to do dinner with Reggie as usual tomorrow?”

She nodded. “I don't see why not. I know I’ll be a little anxious about being gone in the evening again, but it’s not like we can spend every second here until my parents get back. We can lock the dogs in the mudroom so if someone does come back, the dogs will be safe, and we can lock Felix in the guest bedroom. The door frame’s fixed, and the police are going to be doing extra patrols past the house, so it should be okay.

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