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investigation so far. That will really help us. And, of course, you can share the clues we have found with him too,” Nans said.
    Lexy bit the inside of her cheek. She’d have to tread very carefully with Jack, but she felt a renewed determination to get him to give in and let her investigate these murders.  
    “Maybe I’ll make his favorite dessert at the bakery today and surprise him with it tonight.”  
    “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach … maybe it’s also the way to get him to give up clues and information,” Ruth said, causing them all to laugh.
    Lexy felt a renewed vigor and energy, which made her a little suspicious when she remembered how Alma at Sunny Acres had a renewed sense of energy after Helen had hypnotized her. She wondered what else Helen might have done during her hypnosis session.  
    She glanced over at the other woman with narrowed eyes. Helen looked back with an innocent smile. Lexy did a mental head-shake. Of course Helen hadn’t hypnotized in any “extras”, that was ridiculous. The energy was probably from the eggs, after all she hadn’t been eating well lately so it was no wonder a good meal would make her feel invigorated.
    She glanced at her watch and felt a zing of adrenalin. “I better get going, Cassie is expecting me at the bakery.”
    “Okay, dear. Can you come here tomorrow before you go to the bakery and fill us in on what you heard from Jack? I’ll fix you a nice breakfast.” Nans knew the bribe of a hot meal was just the thing to get Lexy out of bed early.
    “You’ve got yourself a deal.” Lexy said, then drained the last of her coffee.
    Cluck!
    “Did you hear that?” Lexy asked.
    “Hear what?” Nans replied.
    “I didn’t hear anything,” Ruth offered.
    “Me either,” Helen said.
    “I thought I heard a duck or some bird.” Lexy narrowed her eyes at the three women. Three sets of innocent eyes stared back at her.
    “Must have been outside,” Nans said.
    Lexy shrugged and put her coffee mug in the sink. Grabbing her jacket from the coat rack beside the door, she bid the women good-bye. As she shut the door, she could have sworn she heard the three ladies laughing on the other side.

Chapter Fifteen

    Lexy slipped the form-fitting black cashmere sweater over her head and turned sideways to inspect herself in the mirror. It looked perfect with her faded jeans. She had to admit, she looked pretty good—casual but sexy, and the best part was the outfit was comfortable.  
    Now all she had to do was sweeten Jack up with dinner, dessert, and wine, and he’d be primed to spill all his secrets about the case.  
    She raced down the stairs, two at a time and into the kitchen. The salmon was marinating in a lime and honey concoction, and potatoes were baking in the oven. Sprinkles sat in front of her bowl, expectantly.
    “You want to eat now?”
    Sprinkles answered by doing a little dance, her toenails clicking on the tile floor. Lexy fed the dog, then set about cutting up some broccoli for the steamer. Her stomach rumbled, reminding her that she hadn’t eaten since Nans had cooked her the omelet that morning. She felt a little weak and dizzy, but had opted to save all her calories for the meal she was preparing to share with Jack.
    She dumped the broccoli into the steamer, pulled the potatoes from the oven and set the salmon under the broiler just in time to hear Jack’s tap at the window of her kitchen door.
    “Well, hello gorgeous.” Lexy felt her cheeks grow warm as Jack’s gaze raked her body when she opened the door for him. He put the wine he’d brought down on the counter and pulled her to him.
    Lexy melted into him as his lips claimed hers. She felt dizzy from his kiss … or maybe it was from the lack of food. Either way, the kiss was a good sign that Jack wasn’t mad at her for being at the crime scene.
    The buzzer on the stove interrupted them, and she pulled away to check the salmon. Lexy noticed that Jack’s hands were a