1 Murder On Sugar Creek
“When she recognized the number scrolling across the display, she relaxed and picked up the receiver.
“Why didn’t you tell me about the Barnaby kidnapping?” Edie demanded of Maggie as soon as the latter answered the phone. “Is that why you’ve been skipping out on the gym? Is it because you want to get home and check on him? Or is it because you’re avoiding me?”
Maggie looked around the office.
Except for her, the newsroom was empty and she didn’t think her voice would carry loud enough to garner... attention from the receptionist or the lone advertising sales clerk who loitered by the copier.
“Did Luke tell you?”
“No, he told Ben who told me. Ben said Luke spent one night with you and offered to spend another. Anything you want to tell me?”
“Nope, there’s nothing to tell. He slept on the couch, I slept in my bed, and Barnaby slept on the floor beside the bed.”
“That’s disappointing, but you were probably upset.”
“That’s why you called me?”
“No, I called to check on you and to ask why I had to hear it from Ben.MoreLess
“Why didn’t you tell me about the Barnaby kidnapping?” Edie demanded of Maggie as soon as the latter answered the phone. “Is that why you’ve been skipping out on the gym? Is it because you want to get home and check on him? Or is it because you’re avoiding me?”
Maggie looked around the office.
Except for her, the newsroom was empty and she didn’t think her voice would carry loud enough to garner... attention from the receptionist or the lone advertising sales clerk who loitered by the copier.
“Did Luke tell you?”
“No, he told Ben who told me. Ben said Luke spent one night with you and offered to spend another. Anything you want to tell me?”
“Nope, there’s nothing to tell. He slept on the couch, I slept in my bed, and Barnaby slept on the floor beside the bed.”
“That’s disappointing, but you were probably upset.”
“That’s why you called me?”
“No, I called to check on you and to ask why I had to hear it from Ben.MoreLess
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