The Trouble with Andrew by Heather Graham

Author:Heather Graham
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781497674011
Publisher: Open Road Media

Chapter 7

Katie and Jordan looked up and down the street but didn’t see Drew.

“Wonder where he got to?” Katie said to Jordan.

“Don’t know,” Jordan said. “But look—the roofers are back at our house again.”

“Let’s go say hi and find out what they’re up to,” Katie suggested.

They walked across the jungle of plant life and debris that had once been the beautifully landscaped circle for the cul-de-sac and came to their house. Katie paused at the door. “Hello!” she called.

Giles came into her living room. She realized she was listening for a squishing sound. Then she saw that all the carpeting had been pulled up. The floor was tile and didn’t look bad at all.

“Hi, there,” Giles said. “Just taking a few structural notes. Need anything? Can I help you?”

Katie smiled. “Not unless you’ve got a magic wand that can put everything back together,” she told him lightly.

“Sorry, fresh out!” he told her.

“Do you know where Drew is?” she asked him.

“Across the street, at the Hampton house.”

“Thanks,” she said.

As she and Jordan crossed the road, she saw a sleek new Mazda pulling into her driveway. She hesitated, shading her eyes from the sun, watching as an older man, at least in his sixties and perhaps in his seventies, stepped from the car. He was spry and straight, whatever his age, and he stared at her house for a long moment. Then Giles came from the house, hailing the old man, and the old man called out to him in turn.

Someone they worked with, Katie decided.

“Who’s that?” Jordan asked.

She shrugged. “I don’t know.”

“There are strangers all over our house!” Jordan commented.

“Well, there are strangers all over what’s left of our house,” she agreed. “He must be with the roofers—Giles seems to know him.”

Jordan shrugged and walked beside her. “We’re going to the Hamptons?” he said.

She stopped. What was she doing? Following Drew all over the neighborhood?

But as she paused, Sophie Hampton opened her front door and called out cheerfully, “Katie! Come in. Of course, it’s awfully hot inside, but it’s awfully hot outside, too. Len made it up to the grocery store in South Gables this afternoon so guess what—we’ve got real live ice tea! Come have some.”

“Ice!” Jordan said appreciatively.

Katie grinned and started up the walk. “Thanks, Sophie. Ice tea sounds fabulous.”

Sophie smiled and led them inside. She had a nice, comfortable home with handmade afghans over her sofas and embroidered cushions set invitingly about. Katie and Jordan followed her through the living room to the kitchen, which looked over what was left of the patio.

“Have a seat, please.”

“Thanks, Sophie.”

Sophie was busy digging into the ice chest in front of her refrigerator. “I hear you’ve been getting some fabulous photos,” Sophie told her.

“Sad photos,” she told Sophie.

“Yes, but then, that’s part of life, Katie, you know that.”

Katie nodded, accepting a miraculously cold and frosty glass from Sophie. She sipped the tea. Delicious. She set the glass against her face.

“Wow! You can wear it and drink it!” Jordan said, doing the same.

Sophie laughed, putting her own glass against her forehead.

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