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into her jacket pocket and heaved things into the dumpster.
“Are you still there?” she asked.
“Where in the hell else am I supposed to be? Now tell me what happened!”
She wheeled the cart back to the staircase and bounced it down the steps, then sat on a pile of wood. “Aaron says I can blame this one on Lydia, but I think I’ll blame it on you. If you hadn’t asked me to unlock the trailer, I would have been safely ensconced in the barn with my horses and donkeys. Instead, you have me out chasing down dead people.”
“Who did you find?”
“I’m not supposed to tell anyone yet.”
“Then tell me exactly what happened this morning.”
“Well, I drove in and unlocked the trailer like you asked and I let Obiwan out of the truck on the leash. There were some piles of brush and branches, but I didn’t think anything of them. However, he got close to one of them and started sniffing around and the next thing I knew, I was pulling branches off some poor guy. I called Aaron.”
“And you don’t know who it is?”
“Well, I do now, because I made Aaron tell me.”
“And you can’t tell me?”
“I’m not supposed to. Does that make me a bad girlfriend?”
He chuckled. “Not really. Is it anyone we know?”
“Well …” Polly paused. “I don’t know him, but you might. Henry, just come back and I’ll tell you everything.”
“I’m on my way right now.”
“How did the meeting go?”
“It was fine. The changes weren’t anything that he couldn’t have sent by email, but it’s over. Sometimes these guys just need to prove how important they are to a project.”
“Do the boys know that someone was found at the job site?” Polly asked.
“No, I didn’t know what to say about it, so I didn’t say anything at all. I figured the Sheriff would talk to them.”
“What are you going to do about work on the lodge?”
“Well, since I can’t, I guess I won’t worry about it. Aaron will let us in as soon as possible. I have a whole lot of people I need to put to work. Since we were starting tomorrow, it looks as if we’ll get more done at the hotel. How are you doing in the basement? Can I send some guys down to help you finish clearing it?”
“Oh Henry, yes please. I’m tired of hauling everything out of here one cart at a time.”
“None of the guys have offered to help?”
“Well, no. They’ve all got their own work to do. It’s cool. I said I would do this.”
“It’s not cool. None of them would expect to do that job by themselves, I don’t know why they think you’d want to. Nobody even offered?”
“It’s not a big deal, Henry. I’m not complaining.”
“Well, that’s just unacceptable. I’ll get someone down there.”
“I love you, Henry, but you don’t need to get worked up about this. They’re ripping plaster off ceilings and walls. I certainly don’t want to do that job. And it isn’t like I’m some weak woman.”
He let a small chuckle escape, “No, Polly. You aren’t weak. But, seriously, no one else there would work alone doing that job and it pisses me off that they are letting you. You’re the one who pays them and you’re my girlfriend.”
“You’re cute when you’re all manly and protective, but leave them alone. I’m fine.”
“I know you’re fine, but I still care. So, can I ask another huge favor? I promise this won’t involve any dead bodies.”
“That’s never a guarantee, you know,” she said, laughing. “What do you need?”
“I need help at the house. Dad is coming home in two days.”
“You’re afraid it won’t be clean enough for him?”
“I know it won’t be. Please?”
Polly laughed out loud. “Henry, you’re the person who cleans my apartment. I’ve never seen things messy at that house. I’m sure it’s fine.”
“Do you think I should clean the drapes and rent a carpet cleaner?”
“Henry, no! This is your dad coming in, not your mom.”
“But she’ll ask him and he’ll tell
“Are you still there?” she asked.
“Where in the hell else am I supposed to be? Now tell me what happened!”
She wheeled the cart back to the staircase and bounced it down the steps, then sat on a pile of wood. “Aaron says I can blame this one on Lydia, but I think I’ll blame it on you. If you hadn’t asked me to unlock the trailer, I would have been safely ensconced in the barn with my horses and donkeys. Instead, you have me out chasing down dead people.”
“Who did you find?”
“I’m not supposed to tell anyone yet.”
“Then tell me exactly what happened this morning.”
“Well, I drove in and unlocked the trailer like you asked and I let Obiwan out of the truck on the leash. There were some piles of brush and branches, but I didn’t think anything of them. However, he got close to one of them and started sniffing around and the next thing I knew, I was pulling branches off some poor guy. I called Aaron.”
“And you don’t know who it is?”
“Well, I do now, because I made Aaron tell me.”
“And you can’t tell me?”
“I’m not supposed to. Does that make me a bad girlfriend?”
He chuckled. “Not really. Is it anyone we know?”
“Well …” Polly paused. “I don’t know him, but you might. Henry, just come back and I’ll tell you everything.”
“I’m on my way right now.”
“How did the meeting go?”
“It was fine. The changes weren’t anything that he couldn’t have sent by email, but it’s over. Sometimes these guys just need to prove how important they are to a project.”
“Do the boys know that someone was found at the job site?” Polly asked.
“No, I didn’t know what to say about it, so I didn’t say anything at all. I figured the Sheriff would talk to them.”
“What are you going to do about work on the lodge?”
“Well, since I can’t, I guess I won’t worry about it. Aaron will let us in as soon as possible. I have a whole lot of people I need to put to work. Since we were starting tomorrow, it looks as if we’ll get more done at the hotel. How are you doing in the basement? Can I send some guys down to help you finish clearing it?”
“Oh Henry, yes please. I’m tired of hauling everything out of here one cart at a time.”
“None of the guys have offered to help?”
“Well, no. They’ve all got their own work to do. It’s cool. I said I would do this.”
“It’s not cool. None of them would expect to do that job by themselves, I don’t know why they think you’d want to. Nobody even offered?”
“It’s not a big deal, Henry. I’m not complaining.”
“Well, that’s just unacceptable. I’ll get someone down there.”
“I love you, Henry, but you don’t need to get worked up about this. They’re ripping plaster off ceilings and walls. I certainly don’t want to do that job. And it isn’t like I’m some weak woman.”
He let a small chuckle escape, “No, Polly. You aren’t weak. But, seriously, no one else there would work alone doing that job and it pisses me off that they are letting you. You’re the one who pays them and you’re my girlfriend.”
“You’re cute when you’re all manly and protective, but leave them alone. I’m fine.”
“I know you’re fine, but I still care. So, can I ask another huge favor? I promise this won’t involve any dead bodies.”
“That’s never a guarantee, you know,” she said, laughing. “What do you need?”
“I need help at the house. Dad is coming home in two days.”
“You’re afraid it won’t be clean enough for him?”
“I know it won’t be. Please?”
Polly laughed out loud. “Henry, you’re the person who cleans my apartment. I’ve never seen things messy at that house. I’m sure it’s fine.”
“Do you think I should clean the drapes and rent a carpet cleaner?”
“Henry, no! This is your dad coming in, not your mom.”
“But she’ll ask him and he’ll tell
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