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“You’re mistaken, Olivia. I’m sorry if I laughed when you fell, but I kinda felt like karma paid you a visit.”
Olivia didn’t stick around. She didn’t walk, but ran back to her table.
Jeremy raised a brow. “This sure is some town. I had no clue that dinner would wind up like this.” He frowned. “Of course, I hope that I also don’t continue to find bodies in my yard.”
Petunia’s smile faded. Here he goes, digging deeper into what happened today.
“That was awful and I sure hope the sheriff doesn’t single me out in his investigation since he still has me on his radar for Jeremy’s disappearance.”
“Who was this Jeremy, anyway?”
“He was a man I dated once. Helen Patterson was also seeing him, but it has been a few months since Jeremy disappeared. I’m not quite sure how the sheriff plans to connect those two cases. I wasn’t mad that Jeremy was seeing Helen and I’d certainly not wait two months if I was some kind of sick killer and I did it in a jealous fit.”
“I see. Well, I can understand as a former cop why you’d be a suspect, but since I’ve gotten to know you a little better, I’d say you don’t seem like you could harm a flea. Anyone who has four cats can’t be all bad. When Pansy got into my house, you came right over to get him back. Of course, that’s how we ended up finding that body, too.”
“So what do you think I should do here? Pay the sheriff a visit?”
“If you’re really innocent, I’d make him come to you. I’d be happy to help you clear your name if and when you’re arrested, but a murderer would be awfully addle-brained to kill someone so close to home, and leave the body out in the open like that.”
“Cora, Helen’s neighbor, told me that a 1970 black Camaro with racing stripes was over at Helen’s the night before she died. If we find that car, we might be one step closer to finding the killer. But since you’ll be running for sheriff soon, it might not be the best of ideas to start poking around in an ongoing investigation.”
“Let me worry about that.”
CHAPTER SEVEN
Petunia hopped off Noah’s motorcycle and wobbled home since she’d had way too much wine on an empty stomach. She rattled her key in the lock, and when she swung the door open, a light was turned on. Petunia clutched a hand over her heart. “Aunt Maxine, what on earth?”
“What on earth, indeed. You left that beast in my shop and he made quite the mess. My shop smells like a potpourri shop now, with all the tea and herbs on the floor.”
“I’m sorry, but I didn’t know Pansy had stowed away in my purse. I had no idea he’d cause any damage, I swear. I’ll come to the shop tomorrow morning and clean up the mess.”
“That won’t be necessary, and that’s why I’m here besides bringing the cat back. Lucy Winters dropped by and just wouldn’t quit yapping about how you gave her salve for her aching legs, and then she single-handedly cleaned my entire shop, like from top to bottom. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her move so fast, or anyone else that I know of.”
Petunia sank into a chair, and wanted to give Pansy a real talking to, except that he was fast asleep. “Well, so the salve works. I’m shocked, really, but she might have used too much. When I dropped it off, I told her to cool it and that it was too strong to be using the way she was globbing it on.”
Aunt Maxine sighed. “Wasn’t that the salve you were supposed to be making for me and my aching knees?”
“Yes, why?”
“It’s just that I could really use it right about now, but I don’t think I had better the way Lucy was moving. I don’t think my ticker could take it. In the future, you might want to think twice before you try out one of your salves or potions on just anyone.”
“I know, but Lucy was hurting so bad that I just wanted to help.”
“I think you’d better go over there tomorrow and get the rest of it back before something dreadful happens
Olivia didn’t stick around. She didn’t walk, but ran back to her table.
Jeremy raised a brow. “This sure is some town. I had no clue that dinner would wind up like this.” He frowned. “Of course, I hope that I also don’t continue to find bodies in my yard.”
Petunia’s smile faded. Here he goes, digging deeper into what happened today.
“That was awful and I sure hope the sheriff doesn’t single me out in his investigation since he still has me on his radar for Jeremy’s disappearance.”
“Who was this Jeremy, anyway?”
“He was a man I dated once. Helen Patterson was also seeing him, but it has been a few months since Jeremy disappeared. I’m not quite sure how the sheriff plans to connect those two cases. I wasn’t mad that Jeremy was seeing Helen and I’d certainly not wait two months if I was some kind of sick killer and I did it in a jealous fit.”
“I see. Well, I can understand as a former cop why you’d be a suspect, but since I’ve gotten to know you a little better, I’d say you don’t seem like you could harm a flea. Anyone who has four cats can’t be all bad. When Pansy got into my house, you came right over to get him back. Of course, that’s how we ended up finding that body, too.”
“So what do you think I should do here? Pay the sheriff a visit?”
“If you’re really innocent, I’d make him come to you. I’d be happy to help you clear your name if and when you’re arrested, but a murderer would be awfully addle-brained to kill someone so close to home, and leave the body out in the open like that.”
“Cora, Helen’s neighbor, told me that a 1970 black Camaro with racing stripes was over at Helen’s the night before she died. If we find that car, we might be one step closer to finding the killer. But since you’ll be running for sheriff soon, it might not be the best of ideas to start poking around in an ongoing investigation.”
“Let me worry about that.”
CHAPTER SEVEN
Petunia hopped off Noah’s motorcycle and wobbled home since she’d had way too much wine on an empty stomach. She rattled her key in the lock, and when she swung the door open, a light was turned on. Petunia clutched a hand over her heart. “Aunt Maxine, what on earth?”
“What on earth, indeed. You left that beast in my shop and he made quite the mess. My shop smells like a potpourri shop now, with all the tea and herbs on the floor.”
“I’m sorry, but I didn’t know Pansy had stowed away in my purse. I had no idea he’d cause any damage, I swear. I’ll come to the shop tomorrow morning and clean up the mess.”
“That won’t be necessary, and that’s why I’m here besides bringing the cat back. Lucy Winters dropped by and just wouldn’t quit yapping about how you gave her salve for her aching legs, and then she single-handedly cleaned my entire shop, like from top to bottom. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her move so fast, or anyone else that I know of.”
Petunia sank into a chair, and wanted to give Pansy a real talking to, except that he was fast asleep. “Well, so the salve works. I’m shocked, really, but she might have used too much. When I dropped it off, I told her to cool it and that it was too strong to be using the way she was globbing it on.”
Aunt Maxine sighed. “Wasn’t that the salve you were supposed to be making for me and my aching knees?”
“Yes, why?”
“It’s just that I could really use it right about now, but I don’t think I had better the way Lucy was moving. I don’t think my ticker could take it. In the future, you might want to think twice before you try out one of your salves or potions on just anyone.”
“I know, but Lucy was hurting so bad that I just wanted to help.”
“I think you’d better go over there tomorrow and get the rest of it back before something dreadful happens
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