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do anything to help.”
“Get some good sleep,” Suzie said as she pulled out her cell phone. While Mary walked down the hallway to her room, Suzie dialed Jason's number.
“Hi Suzie,” Jason said when he picked up on the first ring.
“I just wanted to check in with you, Jason, and apologize for the way I spoke to you earlier,” Suzie added.
“No need,” he replied calmly. “I know emotions run high when something like this happens.”
“That's true, Jason. But I want you to think about the possibility that maybe I was right. Maybe there is something more to all of this than you can see on the surface,” she pressed.
“Oh, Suzie you're not still on this murder idea are you?” he asked grimly.
“I am,” she replied. “Because I know that it is true. Warren Blasser was murdered. How can you not even want to look into it?”
“It isn't about what I want, Suzie,” Jason said in a colder tone. “This is my job here. I can't look like a fool to everyone around me just because you have a hunch.”
“It's more than a hunch, Jason,” Suzie sighed and pressed the phone tighter to her ear. “Listen to me. I had those railings and the balconies updated and inspected. I wouldn't lie to you about that, Jason. I know that we're still getting to know each other, but if I thought it was possible that this was an accident I would admit to it.”
“I know that, Suzie,” he said gently. “I don't want you to think I don't believe you. I know that you believe that this could not have been an accident. Don't think I'm not looking at that angle, it's just that right now there is absolutely nothing to point to foul play. Maybe when the results come back from the autopsy tomorrow, we'll get a better idea of what really happened. Until then, I think you should just do your best to prepare for what those results might be.”
“I'll try,” Suzie said. “I appreciate you listening to me, Jason.”
“Suzie, you know how much I respect you. Just give me some time to see if anything suspicious comes up,” he said.
“Okay,” she agreed. “Thank you, Jason.” When she hung up the phone, she felt a little better. Knowing that Jason wasn't completely opposed to the idea that there had been a murder, she could relax a little. She glanced at her watch and saw that she had a few hours before Paul would arrive. She decided she would take a nap as well, even though she had a million other things that she needed to do. She didn't realize how exhausted she was until she curled up in her bed.
Chapter Seven
The ringing of Suzie’s cell phone woke her from a deep sleep. She felt like she had just closed her eyes. But when she grabbed her phone she could see that it was after five. It was Paul who was calling.
“Suzie, I'm here,” he said when she answered the phone.
“I'm sorry, Paul, I fell asleep,” she mumbled and pulled herself out of bed. “Give me a second.” She quickly got ready and then made her way down the hallway to the front door of Dune House. She unlocked the door and opened it for Paul.
“Oh sweetheart, I didn't mean to wake you,” he said quietly.
“It's good that you did,” Suzie said with a laugh. “Apparently, I was going to sleep for hours.”
“If you're not up for dinner it's okay, Suzie,” Paul said and gave her a soft hug.
“Are you kidding?” Suzie shook her head. “I'm starving.”
“Great,” he smiled. “What about Mary? Is she all right?”
“She's sleeping, too,” Suzie said. “It's probably best if we let her rest.”
“Do you need a few minutes before we go?” Paul asked. Suzie brushed her fingers back through her brassy blonde hair and shook her head.
“I'm fine, if you're ready,” she said. She suddenly had a deep desire to get away from Dune House.
“Sounds good,” he agreed. He led her across the deck and to the parking lot. Suzie searched the parking lot for any sign of the mustard colored car she had seen the night before. There wasn't
“Get some good sleep,” Suzie said as she pulled out her cell phone. While Mary walked down the hallway to her room, Suzie dialed Jason's number.
“Hi Suzie,” Jason said when he picked up on the first ring.
“I just wanted to check in with you, Jason, and apologize for the way I spoke to you earlier,” Suzie added.
“No need,” he replied calmly. “I know emotions run high when something like this happens.”
“That's true, Jason. But I want you to think about the possibility that maybe I was right. Maybe there is something more to all of this than you can see on the surface,” she pressed.
“Oh, Suzie you're not still on this murder idea are you?” he asked grimly.
“I am,” she replied. “Because I know that it is true. Warren Blasser was murdered. How can you not even want to look into it?”
“It isn't about what I want, Suzie,” Jason said in a colder tone. “This is my job here. I can't look like a fool to everyone around me just because you have a hunch.”
“It's more than a hunch, Jason,” Suzie sighed and pressed the phone tighter to her ear. “Listen to me. I had those railings and the balconies updated and inspected. I wouldn't lie to you about that, Jason. I know that we're still getting to know each other, but if I thought it was possible that this was an accident I would admit to it.”
“I know that, Suzie,” he said gently. “I don't want you to think I don't believe you. I know that you believe that this could not have been an accident. Don't think I'm not looking at that angle, it's just that right now there is absolutely nothing to point to foul play. Maybe when the results come back from the autopsy tomorrow, we'll get a better idea of what really happened. Until then, I think you should just do your best to prepare for what those results might be.”
“I'll try,” Suzie said. “I appreciate you listening to me, Jason.”
“Suzie, you know how much I respect you. Just give me some time to see if anything suspicious comes up,” he said.
“Okay,” she agreed. “Thank you, Jason.” When she hung up the phone, she felt a little better. Knowing that Jason wasn't completely opposed to the idea that there had been a murder, she could relax a little. She glanced at her watch and saw that she had a few hours before Paul would arrive. She decided she would take a nap as well, even though she had a million other things that she needed to do. She didn't realize how exhausted she was until she curled up in her bed.
Chapter Seven
The ringing of Suzie’s cell phone woke her from a deep sleep. She felt like she had just closed her eyes. But when she grabbed her phone she could see that it was after five. It was Paul who was calling.
“Suzie, I'm here,” he said when she answered the phone.
“I'm sorry, Paul, I fell asleep,” she mumbled and pulled herself out of bed. “Give me a second.” She quickly got ready and then made her way down the hallway to the front door of Dune House. She unlocked the door and opened it for Paul.
“Oh sweetheart, I didn't mean to wake you,” he said quietly.
“It's good that you did,” Suzie said with a laugh. “Apparently, I was going to sleep for hours.”
“If you're not up for dinner it's okay, Suzie,” Paul said and gave her a soft hug.
“Are you kidding?” Suzie shook her head. “I'm starving.”
“Great,” he smiled. “What about Mary? Is she all right?”
“She's sleeping, too,” Suzie said. “It's probably best if we let her rest.”
“Do you need a few minutes before we go?” Paul asked. Suzie brushed her fingers back through her brassy blonde hair and shook her head.
“I'm fine, if you're ready,” she said. She suddenly had a deep desire to get away from Dune House.
“Sounds good,” he agreed. He led her across the deck and to the parking lot. Suzie searched the parking lot for any sign of the mustard colored car she had seen the night before. There wasn't
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