The Fading Twin (Lost Coast Mystery Book 1) by I.O. Adler
Author:I.O. Adler [Adler, I.O.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lucas Ross Publishing
Published: 2024-09-02T00:00:00+00:00
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Had the Saturday Market jewelry vendor been prudent or protective? Trip realized his approach had been anything but subtle. Even if she didnât know Rose, she was reacting to a strange man asking questions about an employee.
How would Sebastian have handled it?
By not being shy with his investigatorâs ID, most likely.
As he returned to his car, Trip worried the woman would call the police. He had broken no laws, but acting creepy would earn him unwanted attention. The market ran until three in the afternoon, and he needed to watch the place. The cops would come up with a dozen ways to harass him.
He let out a sigh and drummed his fingers on the steering wheel. Come back later. Swing by and scan the place from a distance. He was about to turn the ignition key when someone knocked on the window.
Rose grinned at him. Barely contained by a floral sun hat, her tangled reddish-brown hair hung around her face. She was wearing a baggy gray sweatshirt and jeans. Fit right in with the Saturday Market crowd.
He got out of the car. Emotion choked his voice. âYouâre here.â
She gestured widely. âTa-dah!â They embraced. âWhat are you doing here, Trip?â
âLooking for you. I thought you might have been hurt. Or dead. What happened to Mom?â
âShe got sick. I took care of her.â
He waited for more. Kept his hands on her as if he was afraid she would evaporate before his eyes. âI called. I called a lot. And you stopped visiting.â
Her mouth tightened. âThere are things that happened that had nothing to do with you. I needed to get mom and leave.â
âAnd you couldnât have made contact once to let me know you were okay?â
She took his hands and squeezed them. âIt was the last thing I wanted. Letâs get off the street.â
They waited for a delivery truck to pass them before heading for the opposite sidewalk. She led him to a courtyard next to a dress shop and they sat on a bench. It was cold enough to see their breath.
Trip rubbed his hands together. âCan we go inside somewhere? Like the diner?â
âI canât talk for long.â
âWhy? Whatâs going on?â
âIâm working and I need to get back soon.â
He said sharply, âAt the market? Canât it wait?â
âNo, not the market. I have a nursing job.â
âYouâre going to have to do better than that. You cut me off. And then you took our mom away from home and ditched your place, all to wind up here, and you couldnât once call to tell me what was happening?â
âI owe you an explanation. Mom was very sick. And she had a last request to come up here to the coast before she passed.â
âYou moved her out of her apartment. This could have been a day trip.â
âShe was dying. I didnât know how long we were going to be gone. I took care of it my way.â
âThat doesnât make any sense. If she was sick, she needed to go to a doctor.â
âShe went. They didnât help.
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