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club preferred by two of the men and then I’m off to the track. See and be seen, right?”
“Right. Nate and I will continue to interview neighbors and friends of the victims and of their paramours , jeez, who talks like that?”
Ethan simply raised his eyebrows, not deigning to rise to the bait.
“Anyway, that’s about all we have to go on until something else happens.”
“You mean until another woman is murdered.” Ethan’s voice was low and slightly menacing.
Dylan took offense. “Hey buddy, if you have any better ideas, I’d like to hear ‘em.”
“Sorry, I know you all are doing what you can. It makes my blood boil, thinking of him getting by with these murders, right under our collective noses.”
“I know what you mean.” For the first time, Dylan felt a kinship with Ethan. He didn’t want it to take root. Standing, he called to Jerry. “Hey Princess, you need any help in there?” He moved to join her without waiting for a reply.
Jerry plastered a smile on her face as she walked into the yoga class. The very last thing her body needed was to be bent like a pretzel for an hour. Spotting Kim standing alone, intent on her cell phone, Jerry made her way over to her.
“Hi Kim,” she greeted the other woman warmly. “It’s nice to see you again.”
Kim appeared distracted as she glanced up at Jerry. “Oh, hi Jerry. It’s nice to see you, too.” She shut off her phone and placed it in her bag. “Hey, I saw your picture in the paper this morning, va va va voom!” She grinned. “If you get tired of the Duke, let me know and I’ll take him off of your hands. He’s gorgeous!”
Jerry actually blushed. “He’s a keeper, but thanks for the offer.”
“Anytime.” Kim began stretching.
“Is your friend Sonja here? I really wanted to speak with her about a hair stylist recommendation.” Jerry began stretching as well, ignoring her body’s silent protests.
“She’s not here yet, but I hope she makes it. I’m a little worried. She was supposed to call me this morning, but I haven’t heard from her. My calls to her go straight to voice mail.” Kim shrugged. “Maybe she got tied up with her new friend. If she doesn’t show up for class, I’ll stop by her place.”
“I’m sure she’s fine.” Jerry lied; every warning bell she had was going off in her head. “Breaking in a new friend can be time consuming.” She winked.
“It’s not really like that. I mean, she has a friend, but she thinks this guy could be the real deal.” Kim frowned. “I’m sorry, she asked me not to talk about it.”
“Sure, sure. No worries. My lips are sealed.” Jerry smiled an unrolled her mat on the floor.
Class was as excruciating as she’d thought it would be, but Jerry pushed through. She didn’t want to jump the gun, but her instincts told her that Sonja would not show up in class that day, or any other day. She approached Kim again as they were leaving.
“Still no luck getting Sonja to answer?” Jerry asked as Kim frowned into her phone.
“No. She rarely misses yoga, especially not two days in a row. I’m going over there.”
“If you’re worried, I could join you. My driver’s right outside.” Jerry offered hopefully.
“I hate to put you out,” Kim hedged. “She’s probably just holed up with him and I’m being ridiculous.”
“You’re not putting me out at all. If she’s really in trouble, you’ll need someone there with you. If everything’s fine, then I can drop you back here, or anywhere you’d like to go.” Jerry smiled warmly. “I have an hour before my dress fitting, so you’d really be helping me fill the time.”
“If you’re sure,” Kim suddenly looked eager for Jerry to join her.
“I’m sure. Let’s grab a juice to go; I’ll text Ronald to pull the car around.” Jerry sent two texts, one to Ronald and one to Dylan. By the time they were riding towards Sonja’s home, Dylan was already en route as well, following the GPS signal on her phone. Jerry’s text
“Right. Nate and I will continue to interview neighbors and friends of the victims and of their paramours , jeez, who talks like that?”
Ethan simply raised his eyebrows, not deigning to rise to the bait.
“Anyway, that’s about all we have to go on until something else happens.”
“You mean until another woman is murdered.” Ethan’s voice was low and slightly menacing.
Dylan took offense. “Hey buddy, if you have any better ideas, I’d like to hear ‘em.”
“Sorry, I know you all are doing what you can. It makes my blood boil, thinking of him getting by with these murders, right under our collective noses.”
“I know what you mean.” For the first time, Dylan felt a kinship with Ethan. He didn’t want it to take root. Standing, he called to Jerry. “Hey Princess, you need any help in there?” He moved to join her without waiting for a reply.
Jerry plastered a smile on her face as she walked into the yoga class. The very last thing her body needed was to be bent like a pretzel for an hour. Spotting Kim standing alone, intent on her cell phone, Jerry made her way over to her.
“Hi Kim,” she greeted the other woman warmly. “It’s nice to see you again.”
Kim appeared distracted as she glanced up at Jerry. “Oh, hi Jerry. It’s nice to see you, too.” She shut off her phone and placed it in her bag. “Hey, I saw your picture in the paper this morning, va va va voom!” She grinned. “If you get tired of the Duke, let me know and I’ll take him off of your hands. He’s gorgeous!”
Jerry actually blushed. “He’s a keeper, but thanks for the offer.”
“Anytime.” Kim began stretching.
“Is your friend Sonja here? I really wanted to speak with her about a hair stylist recommendation.” Jerry began stretching as well, ignoring her body’s silent protests.
“She’s not here yet, but I hope she makes it. I’m a little worried. She was supposed to call me this morning, but I haven’t heard from her. My calls to her go straight to voice mail.” Kim shrugged. “Maybe she got tied up with her new friend. If she doesn’t show up for class, I’ll stop by her place.”
“I’m sure she’s fine.” Jerry lied; every warning bell she had was going off in her head. “Breaking in a new friend can be time consuming.” She winked.
“It’s not really like that. I mean, she has a friend, but she thinks this guy could be the real deal.” Kim frowned. “I’m sorry, she asked me not to talk about it.”
“Sure, sure. No worries. My lips are sealed.” Jerry smiled an unrolled her mat on the floor.
Class was as excruciating as she’d thought it would be, but Jerry pushed through. She didn’t want to jump the gun, but her instincts told her that Sonja would not show up in class that day, or any other day. She approached Kim again as they were leaving.
“Still no luck getting Sonja to answer?” Jerry asked as Kim frowned into her phone.
“No. She rarely misses yoga, especially not two days in a row. I’m going over there.”
“If you’re worried, I could join you. My driver’s right outside.” Jerry offered hopefully.
“I hate to put you out,” Kim hedged. “She’s probably just holed up with him and I’m being ridiculous.”
“You’re not putting me out at all. If she’s really in trouble, you’ll need someone there with you. If everything’s fine, then I can drop you back here, or anywhere you’d like to go.” Jerry smiled warmly. “I have an hour before my dress fitting, so you’d really be helping me fill the time.”
“If you’re sure,” Kim suddenly looked eager for Jerry to join her.
“I’m sure. Let’s grab a juice to go; I’ll text Ronald to pull the car around.” Jerry sent two texts, one to Ronald and one to Dylan. By the time they were riding towards Sonja’s home, Dylan was already en route as well, following the GPS signal on her phone. Jerry’s text
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