The Case of the Brokenhearted Bulldog by B R Snow

Author:B R Snow [Snow, B R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781942691068
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-11-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

I was standing behind the reception desk chatting with the new owner of a gorgeous pair of spaniel lab mix two-year-olds that were inseparable. We’d had the pair for about six months in our rescue program and had decided early on that the pair had to go to the same home. It had taken a while to find the right family, but looking down at the owner’s five-year-old twins rolling around on the tile floor with their two new family members convinced me that we’d made the right decision not to break the dogs up. I asked Sammy to help them into get settled into their car outside and waved goodbye.

“Nice family,” Jill said, watching their departure. “We did a good job with those two.”

“Yes, we did,” I said. “But I’m going to miss having them around.”

I leaned over her shoulder to review the morning schedule displayed on her computer screen, and then I caught a glimpse of Chef Claire poking her head around the corner of the entrance to the condo area.

“There you are,” Chef Claire said.

“Hey, what’s up?” I said. “And thanks for the cannoli.”

“No problem,” Chef Claire said. “Thanks for saving a couple for me.”

“Trust me, it wasn’t easy,” I said, laughing. “I had to convince Josie that she miscounted.”

Then I noticed Josie hovering right behind her, and I knew what Chef Claire wanted to discuss. The party menu had been top of mind for her since we first discussed it. I headed for my office, nodding for both of them to follow. I sat down on the couch, and Chloe hopped onto my lap and stretched out.

“Don’t you have other important things you should be doing?” I said to Josie, laughing.

“Not until ten,” Josie said, glancing up at the clock on the wall. “And at the moment, nothing is more important than this.”

Chef Claire laughed and removed some papers from her jacket.

“You two are unbelievable,” she said, shaking her head.

“We like to think so,” I said.

“Before we go over the menu, I need to understand something,” Chef Claire said, glancing back and forth at us.

“Sure,” I said, shrugging.

“What’s up with the staggered serving times?” Chef Claire said.

I looked at Josie who took several seconds to think about the question then gestured for me to answer.

“We need to create some subterfuge,” I said.

“Okay,” Chef Claire said, frowning. “And you thought my Gorgonzola stuffed burgers with pickled coleslaw and fried onions would do the trick?”

“Oh, I was so hoping they’d be on the menu,” Josie said.

I felt the same way. The burgers were total knee bucklers.

But for the moment, the burgers were irrelevant.

At least as much as Gorgonzola stuffed burgers with pickled slaw and fried onions could ever be considered irrelevant.

“Josie and I need to disappear from the party for a while, and we need to make sure that everyone who might want to know where we’ve gone is at our house while we’re gone.”

“And you thought that if I put together a menu where different dishes

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