Mall Santa Murder: a Cozy Christmas Mystery (Gemma Stone Cozy Mystery book 1)
“Holly whispered when Gemma returned to their kiosk.
“Hush,” Gemma said, blushing at her friend’s teasing.
“I haven’t seen you smile like that in a while.”
“He’s a nice man. We had lunch. We talked.”
“About who killed Santa?” Holly guessed.
“Mostly.”
“Gemma, why are you so wound up in this?”
Gemma sighed. She’d been asking herself that question over and over during the past few hours. “He was my responsibility,” she finally said with tears in her eyes.
“What?”
“I found him. Dad always said that ...when someone hands you a problem, whether it’s yours or not, you stick with it until it’s fixed or solved. I feel like since I found him, I need to make sure we find out who killed him,” Gemma explained to her life-long friend.
She finally saw understanding dawning in Holly’s eyes.
“Your dad was a good guy,” Holly said.
“He was,” Gemma said, struggling not to cry at the mention of her father.
“He taught you well,” she said, reaching out to squeeze Gemma’s hand.MoreLess
“Hush,” Gemma said, blushing at her friend’s teasing.
“I haven’t seen you smile like that in a while.”
“He’s a nice man. We had lunch. We talked.”
“About who killed Santa?” Holly guessed.
“Mostly.”
“Gemma, why are you so wound up in this?”
Gemma sighed. She’d been asking herself that question over and over during the past few hours. “He was my responsibility,” she finally said with tears in her eyes.
“What?”
“I found him. Dad always said that ...when someone hands you a problem, whether it’s yours or not, you stick with it until it’s fixed or solved. I feel like since I found him, I need to make sure we find out who killed him,” Gemma explained to her life-long friend.
She finally saw understanding dawning in Holly’s eyes.
“Your dad was a good guy,” Holly said.
“He was,” Gemma said, struggling not to cry at the mention of her father.
“He taught you well,” she said, reaching out to squeeze Gemma’s hand.MoreLess
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