Wicked After Midnight (Midnight Blue Beach Book 1) by Olivia Jaymes

Author:Olivia Jaymes [Jaymes, Olivia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
Publisher: Blonde Ambition Press
Published: 2016-10-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Taylor Richardson lived in the cul-de-sac of a tony neighborhood outside of Washington D.C. Graceful brick mansions and long, sweeping driveways conjured up images of ladies in white gloves sipping mint juleps on a white-columned front porch.

Bailey glanced down at her simple flowered sundress and sandals. “I think I may be underdressed.”

Chase plucked at his own cotton button down that he’d paired with khaki cargo shorts. “They’ll probably mistake me for the gardener but it’s over ninety degrees out here. No way was I going to wear a suit and tie.” His gaze swept her head to toe, leaving a heat in its wake that had nothing to do with the temperature. “I think you look just fine. Very fine, in fact.”

“What did she say when you called her?” Bailey asked as they approached the front door. “Is she okay talking about Gwen?”

Ellis had managed to dig up Taylor’s number and address but it was left to Chase to contact her and ask for a meeting. The police were not officially active in the investigation although the case had never been solved.

“Surprisingly she is. I told her about how you’re trying to find out more about Frank’s life before you met him but I didn’t mention the date connection of their deaths. She thinks this is just about Frank and his past friends and girlfriends.”

“She was one of Gwen’s best friends?”

Chase pressed the doorbell before answering. “And one of the cabinmates who said that Gwen went to bed early that night.”

“When we know from the statements that she was making out with Frank down by the river until almost midnight.”

There was no time for Chase to answer as the door swung open and a gorgeous brunette stood there, a welcoming smile on her face. Dressed in a cream-colored pantsuit, gold Jimmy Choos, and a huge diamond on her left hand she looked much like the women Bailey saw and talked to every day in Midnight Blue Beach. Most of them were smart, beautiful, and friendly with way more money than average folk. Some of them came from regular middle-class backgrounds such as hers but most were old money.

“Chase,” she exclaimed, stepping back so they could pass into the house. “It’s so good to see you after all these years. Please come in, you and your friend.”

Bailey followed Chase and Taylor through the luxurious home – all marble floors and mirrors – and onto a glassed-in back patio that had been set with lemonade and several kinds of cookies and cupcakes. Things were officially looking up. She welcomed sweets in any form into her life.

Introductions were made and they settled at the table as the ceiling fan above twirled lazily. Taylor poured three glasses of frosty lemonade and Bailey helped herself to a few cookies and a mini-cupcake that might just be salted caramel.

Taylor folded her hands in her lap, her smile disappearing. “First let me say that I am so sorry for your loss, Bailey. Frank was such a great guy and to go so young… It must have been quite a shock for you.

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