Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: Fragile Flower to Femme Fatale! (Heels, Rhymes & Nursery Crimes Book 3) (Heels, Rhymes, & Nursery Crimes) by D.D. Lorenzo

Author:D.D. Lorenzo [Lorenzo, D.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shhh Publishing
Published: 2021-04-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Mrs. Lester came to the shop for the next week. Though she and Mr. Lester didn’t directly speak of my illness, I told them I wasn’t feeling well, and the doctor suggested I rest. I whispered to Mrs. Lester that Dr. Maxwell had given me something for cramps. She smiled knowingly and mouthed the words “Oh. Yer monthly.” With a pat to my hand, that was the end of the discussion. Both she and her husband pitched in and everything ran so smoothly I wondered how I ever did without them.

The doctor stopped in one day to purchase a bouquet for his wife. I was in the back room and heard him ask Mrs. Lester if I was feeling better. I instantly made an appearance, closing the curtains that divided the space just as Mrs. Lester was about to answer his question.

“Good afternoon, Doctor Maxwell.” I came up behind Mrs. Lester. “I heard you asking after me.” I slipped an arm around the older woman’s waist. “How could I not be feeling better? Mrs. Lester here brings me the most delicious food. She says that it’s to build my strength, but I fear her good cooking may have me visiting the dressmaker. She orders me to rest when she sees a hint of exhaustion.” The sweet woman’s expression grew soft as I sang her accolades. “She’s quite remarkable really. She does it all. I’m going to try to convince her to stay on.”

Mrs. Lester’s close-lipped smile lifted her apple cheeks. She gave me a quick nod. “Yes, ma’am. I’d like that.” She turned to the good doctor. “It was lovely to see you, sir. I’ll get yer wife’s flowers now, if you’ll excuse me.”

The doctor waited until Mrs. Lester went to prepare the bouquet before he spoke again.

“How are you really feeling, Mavis? Any fever or unusual pain?”

“I'm quite well, actually. Thank you for checking on me.”

“Of course. I’m glad you’re doing so well.”

The bells on the door interrupted us with their clanging as another customer entered. The doctor’s expression morphed from smile to scowl in an instant. It was Mr. Norris.

“Well, hello there, Phineas. I didn’t expect to see you here. There’s a nasty stomach bug going around, I hear. I thought you’d be up to your eyeballs with patients.”

“There’s something going around. Some are calling the malady the grip. I’m uncertain the strain of virus behind it, but it comes on suddenly. I suspect tainted food, but it could be something else. My wife has been more than accommodating keeping my dinner warm every night. I thought it would be nice to surprise her with some flowers to show my appreciation.”

“I would think that accommodating her husband was understood when she took wedding vows but, yes, to your credit, I’m sure she’ll be surprised.”

Mrs. Lester appeared with the bouquet. “Will this do, sir? I know your missus likes white blooms, so I put in as many as would fit.”

“They’re lovely. She’ll be thrilled.”

“As well she should, spending good money on a wife is a waste,” Mr.

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