Once Bitten (A Melanie Travis Mystery)
“It was like telling ghost stories at a pajama party. The air around us seemed suddenly charged with menace.
Then Bertie snorted loudly and the spell was broken. “Afraid?” she said, scooping out a handful of popcorn. “Of whom?”
“Like I said, it’s complicated.”
“That’s okay,” I told her. “We’ve got plenty of time.”
“And besides, it’s none of your business.”
“Is that so?” Bertie demanded. “Then why did you leave me that note?”
“What note?”
“The one Terry delivered to me last week at the Hartford s...how. ‘I know I can count on you, blah, blah, blah.’ That note.”
“Oh, that.”
Bertie and I exchanged a glance.
“I didn’t want to just go away without leaving word with someone. And you were the first person I thought of, because of the wedding. Believe me, I know how jumpy brides can get about things. I’ve almost been one myself once or twice.”
Sara’s light, self-deprecating laugh invited us to join in. Neither Bertie nor I did.
“I thought you wanted me to figure out why you’d disappeared,”MoreLess
Then Bertie snorted loudly and the spell was broken. “Afraid?” she said, scooping out a handful of popcorn. “Of whom?”
“Like I said, it’s complicated.”
“That’s okay,” I told her. “We’ve got plenty of time.”
“And besides, it’s none of your business.”
“Is that so?” Bertie demanded. “Then why did you leave me that note?”
“What note?”
“The one Terry delivered to me last week at the Hartford s...how. ‘I know I can count on you, blah, blah, blah.’ That note.”
“Oh, that.”
Bertie and I exchanged a glance.
“I didn’t want to just go away without leaving word with someone. And you were the first person I thought of, because of the wedding. Believe me, I know how jumpy brides can get about things. I’ve almost been one myself once or twice.”
Sara’s light, self-deprecating laugh invited us to join in. Neither Bertie nor I did.
“I thought you wanted me to figure out why you’d disappeared,”MoreLess
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