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kitchen and I finished up the dishes. The Inn’s guests were finished dining and ready for their pie, scoop of ice cream, and a refill on their sweet tea or a hot cup of coffee.
“You wouldn’t believe the name Teddy has made for himself.” Granny took the sharp knife to cut nice and cute every single pie piece perfectly even. “He’s a star. Biggest star out of Sleepy Hollow. He’s tough as nails and just as sharp.”
Granny jumped around, doing some sort of karate move.
“Is that right?” Sarcasm dripped out my mouth. “That was karate. Not wrestling,” I pointed out about her move.
Somehow, I doubted Teddy was a star or even smart. At least I hadn’t seen him in any of the gossip magazines in the magazine aisle at Artie’s nor heard anything about him from Mary Anna until earlier today. Though I dare not tell Granny that. I was in no mood to hear an argument. I had to get to the grocery and get some dinner for me and Jack Henry. Time was ticking.
“Don’t believe me?” Granny pointed the knife at me. “I bet you get on that fancy phone of yours and check it out.”
“What did he say?” I thought I would appease her for a minute before I got to the good stuff about Terk and Cephus.
“He said that after he graduated, right after Cephus left, he went to Cincinnati, where they do the majority of minor-league wrestling.” Granny continued to tell the tale and cut the pies. I followed along, putting a slice on each plate along with a scoop of ice cream. “He said this big manager took to him like a daddy.”
“A daddy?” Cephus cried out from behind me. “Teddy has got a daddy. Me!”
I jumped, sending a glob of ice cream soaring through the air.
“What is wrong with you?” Granny growled.
“I’m in a hurry.” I nodded up to her clock. “I have a dinner date with Jack Henry and I need to get something to fix.”
“Don’t you worry. I’ve got something you can take.” Granny began her tale again. “Anyway . . .” She paused to remember where she left off.
“Like a daddy,” I reminded her.
“Daddy my ass.” Cephus wrung his hands again. “I’m gonna need that ice-cold Stroh’s to keep up with this, Emma Lee. Soon.”
I took a deep breath, trying to listen to Granny and tune out Cephus. I was going to need that ice-cold Stroh’s to keep my sanity.
“Right, like a daddy. The guy taught him how to do all the right wrestling moves and took him clear out to Calee-fornia.” Granny’s accent was good at destroying many words. California was one of them. “Then he got himself an agent and now he’s wrestling all over. Next month he’s going to make his big debut at that WWE on TV.”
“Is that right?” I asked.
“Pay per view.” Granny finished with the last piece of pie and walked over to the freezer. She took something out, put it in an Artie’s plastic bag, and put it on the table. “Dinner for you and Jack Henry. All you have to do is nuke it.”
“Great.” I kissed Granny on the cheek and grabbed the bag. “Wait,” I stopped at the door. “What did they say about Cephus and Terk?”
“Teddy fidgeted when I asked Leotta about Terk. He didn’t like it at all.” Granny took in a deep breath. “Leotta said that she and Terk were just friends and he let her use his car when she needed to.”
“That’s my boy.” Cephus perked up a little bit.
“Did she say anything about Bea Allen?”
“Emma Lee, I swear. You are getting worse than Beulah Paige. Where are you coming up with all this nonsense?” Granny spat. “Right here at election time too.”
“I won’t tell if you don’t.” I winked.
Granny laughed.
In the South, a wink speaks louder than words.
Chapter 9
I had barely gotten home and changed my clothes when Jack Henry came knocking at my door.
If I hadn’t taken the long way around the square, I would have made it home ten minutes earlier and gotten the food in the microwave. I didn’t want to risk seeing Digger Spears. The
“You wouldn’t believe the name Teddy has made for himself.” Granny took the sharp knife to cut nice and cute every single pie piece perfectly even. “He’s a star. Biggest star out of Sleepy Hollow. He’s tough as nails and just as sharp.”
Granny jumped around, doing some sort of karate move.
“Is that right?” Sarcasm dripped out my mouth. “That was karate. Not wrestling,” I pointed out about her move.
Somehow, I doubted Teddy was a star or even smart. At least I hadn’t seen him in any of the gossip magazines in the magazine aisle at Artie’s nor heard anything about him from Mary Anna until earlier today. Though I dare not tell Granny that. I was in no mood to hear an argument. I had to get to the grocery and get some dinner for me and Jack Henry. Time was ticking.
“Don’t believe me?” Granny pointed the knife at me. “I bet you get on that fancy phone of yours and check it out.”
“What did he say?” I thought I would appease her for a minute before I got to the good stuff about Terk and Cephus.
“He said that after he graduated, right after Cephus left, he went to Cincinnati, where they do the majority of minor-league wrestling.” Granny continued to tell the tale and cut the pies. I followed along, putting a slice on each plate along with a scoop of ice cream. “He said this big manager took to him like a daddy.”
“A daddy?” Cephus cried out from behind me. “Teddy has got a daddy. Me!”
I jumped, sending a glob of ice cream soaring through the air.
“What is wrong with you?” Granny growled.
“I’m in a hurry.” I nodded up to her clock. “I have a dinner date with Jack Henry and I need to get something to fix.”
“Don’t you worry. I’ve got something you can take.” Granny began her tale again. “Anyway . . .” She paused to remember where she left off.
“Like a daddy,” I reminded her.
“Daddy my ass.” Cephus wrung his hands again. “I’m gonna need that ice-cold Stroh’s to keep up with this, Emma Lee. Soon.”
I took a deep breath, trying to listen to Granny and tune out Cephus. I was going to need that ice-cold Stroh’s to keep my sanity.
“Right, like a daddy. The guy taught him how to do all the right wrestling moves and took him clear out to Calee-fornia.” Granny’s accent was good at destroying many words. California was one of them. “Then he got himself an agent and now he’s wrestling all over. Next month he’s going to make his big debut at that WWE on TV.”
“Is that right?” I asked.
“Pay per view.” Granny finished with the last piece of pie and walked over to the freezer. She took something out, put it in an Artie’s plastic bag, and put it on the table. “Dinner for you and Jack Henry. All you have to do is nuke it.”
“Great.” I kissed Granny on the cheek and grabbed the bag. “Wait,” I stopped at the door. “What did they say about Cephus and Terk?”
“Teddy fidgeted when I asked Leotta about Terk. He didn’t like it at all.” Granny took in a deep breath. “Leotta said that she and Terk were just friends and he let her use his car when she needed to.”
“That’s my boy.” Cephus perked up a little bit.
“Did she say anything about Bea Allen?”
“Emma Lee, I swear. You are getting worse than Beulah Paige. Where are you coming up with all this nonsense?” Granny spat. “Right here at election time too.”
“I won’t tell if you don’t.” I winked.
Granny laughed.
In the South, a wink speaks louder than words.
Chapter 9
I had barely gotten home and changed my clothes when Jack Henry came knocking at my door.
If I hadn’t taken the long way around the square, I would have made it home ten minutes earlier and gotten the food in the microwave. I didn’t want to risk seeing Digger Spears. The
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