The Big Brush-Off (2016)
“Edwin refilled her tea from a pitcher on the table and left, but she ignored the drink. She closed her eyes for a moment. “I do owe you an apology, Mr. Donovan, and wanted to do it in person, so Father Ryan dropped me off. I wasn’t very nice to you when you came to the house.”
“Nonsense.” I held a chair for Laura, who sat beside Mary.
“You two are awfully nice.”
Laura patted her hand. “That’s very sweet.”
I sat on Mary’s other side.
Edwin brought a tray and two glasses of ice. He filled them. “...Can I get you anything else, Mary? How ’bout a nice pastry?”
She shook her head no.
As Edwin left, the woman studied me a moment. “I hear I’m not the only one in town who hasn’t been very friendly. Someone slashed your tires?”
I nodded. “It appears, Mrs. Caldwell…Mary, there are people in Hanover who’d rather keep town secrets buried.”
She squeezed her hands together. “I thought you weren’t going to get involved.”
“I’ve had a change of heart.”MoreLess
“Nonsense.” I held a chair for Laura, who sat beside Mary.
“You two are awfully nice.”
Laura patted her hand. “That’s very sweet.”
I sat on Mary’s other side.
Edwin brought a tray and two glasses of ice. He filled them. “...Can I get you anything else, Mary? How ’bout a nice pastry?”
She shook her head no.
As Edwin left, the woman studied me a moment. “I hear I’m not the only one in town who hasn’t been very friendly. Someone slashed your tires?”
I nodded. “It appears, Mrs. Caldwell…Mary, there are people in Hanover who’d rather keep town secrets buried.”
She squeezed her hands together. “I thought you weren’t going to get involved.”
“I’ve had a change of heart.”MoreLess
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