Who's Dead, Doc? by J.M. Griffin

Author:J.M. Griffin [Griffin, J.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2020-01-16T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Dinner slowly cooked in the Crock-Pot. Bun accompanied me to the barn and I helped Jason release the rabbits into the exercise pen. The first group jumped and played with toys, while others zoomed through the rabbit tunnel that went outside into a larger, wire fenced area. I had opened that hatch to let them out.

Plexiglass covered the entire run, with a large window in the barn that overlooked the outside pen. It was an easy way to keep an eye on them. The only rabbit that was a cause for concern was Walkabout Willy. If he could find a way to wander freely about the farm, he did. Jess and I had secured the pen, the run, and the exterior playground to keep him from getting away.

A truck backed up to the open barn doors and the driver got out. Between the two of us, the supplies were unloaded and stacked on the barn floor. I checked off the list, and signed the bill of lading before he left. Included in the delivery were additional goods for the shop.

Bundles of roving, stuffed in plastic bags, were packed in a single box. When I lifted the first bag, the others puffed up and cascaded onto the floor.

With some rabbits in a different playground, Jason came indoors. They were older rabbits than the others and not as active. Petra was in the middle of the age groups and fit in either one, as did Bun. Through the window, I saw him sprawled in the sun.

“Can I put that away for you?” Jason asked.

“Sure, I’ll take this part of the order into the shop. I know Molly has anxiously awaited its arrival.”

Roving lay atop the counter, clusters of it filtered across the floor, soft to the touch. I knew where it was supposed to go, but wasn’t sure it would fit within the confines of the shelves. I struggled to fit each clump and heard Jessica’s snicker. She’d come into the room and watched me.

“Give me a hand, will you?”

Instructed on how to tightly bundle the roving into large diamond-shaped slots, I did so while Jess added the remainder to the cupboard under the counter. That job out of the way, I asked if she could take a break.

“I don’t have an appointment for a half hour or so.”

On our way through the barn, I told Jason where to find us. He nodded and kept working.

Tea brewed, Jessica set out cups, and I put a tin of shortbread on the table. While we sipped and snacked, I asked about her patients and listened to stories of their problems and their excitement at seeing her when they arrived. Jessica gave treats to the animals as they left, and not one of them forgot.

She fiddled with her napkin and said, “Colin and Seamus are free.”

“Wh-what?”

“I was stopped on my way home last night. The cop wanted to know why I had come back here, and he asked a bunch of questions that didn’t have anything to do with those men.

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