Til Death Do Us Part by Kate White

Author:Kate White
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Warner Books
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

WITH THE CELL phone squeezed between my shoulder and ear, I hoisted myself onto my elbows and fumbled for the light switch.

“What was it?” I exclaimed as the bedside lamp illuminated half of the room.

“I have no idea. He was very cagey with me. But I could tell he wasn’t bullshitting. As soon as I asked him, he got this look in his eyes, and I could see something register with him. I tried to get him to cough it up, but he kept insisting he needed to tell you personally.”

“Can you stand over him and force him to call me? I hate to make you go to any trouble, but it’s really a life-and-death matter. Things have intensified since I last talked to you.”

“How do you mean?”

“Someone followed me tonight. And they ended up running me off the road.”

“Hey, that’s pretty serious. But I’m afraid when Kyle says he wants to tell you personally, he means in person. Is there any chance you could come down here?”

“To Miami?”

“Yeah. Look, this dude Kyle is a jerk. I mean, he once told me he likes to fly under the IRS radar, so that gives you an idea what you’re dealing with. But I’m almost positive he’s telling the truth when he says he knows something. And he was adamant that he needed to tell you directly.”

“But even if I came down there, what guarantee would I have that he’d still be around?”

“Oh, he’ll be here. The only reason to go to New York would be for some major ad campaign—and that ain’t gonna happen for him.”

“Gosh, let me think about it,” I said, my mind racing. “Can I give you a call tomorrow?”

“Sure. I’m shooting part of the day, but just leave a message on my cell and I’ll get back to you.”

I thanked him for calling me with the info and said good night. Then I just lay in bed for a while with the light on, contemplating what I’d learned. Though I had no clue whether it had led to three deaths, I finally had confirmation that something had happened at the wedding. Unfortunately, I was going to learn what it was only if I flew to Miami and talked to some male model, who from the sound of it had an IQ in the double digits. And booking a flight at the last minute wouldn’t be cheap.

A thought gurgled up to the top of my brain. There was a woman in Ft. Lauderdale I was planning to interview for my next Gloss article—on identity theft. I’d spoken to her briefly as I was putting the proposal together, and we’d agreed that I’d fly down there in early February when I started my research. Maybe I could move up the interview and kill two birds with one stone. And that way Gloss would pick up the tab. Of course, if the police finally kicked into action today, I might not have to go at all—I could just give them the lead.

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