The Ruth Valley Missing
““So? Any news?”
Jack shook his head. “Not much.
How’s Emma doing?”
“She’s asleep upstairs. After we had a little dinner I convinced her to lie down for a bit. Hope you don’t mind, I found the guest room for her. It’s a little chilly down here on the couch.”
“No, of course that’s fine.” He walked over to the stove and lifted the cover off a pot. “Dinner?”
“Yeah, nothing fancy, just threw some soup together. It probably needs to be warmed up.”
He turned up the gas burner and opened a cabinet, rem...oving two small glasses and a bottle of whiskey. Sitting down at the table, he placed the glasses in front of us and poured. “I think we could both use a little.”
I nodded, taking a long sip. “What did you find at Andy’s?”
“A knocked over TV tray, and a bit of a mess. But to be honest, Andy didn’t exactly keep house. It didn’t really look like the mess left behind after a struggle. Looked like some of his clothes were gone, too.”
“You don’t think something happened to him?”MoreLess
Jack shook his head. “Not much.
How’s Emma doing?”
“She’s asleep upstairs. After we had a little dinner I convinced her to lie down for a bit. Hope you don’t mind, I found the guest room for her. It’s a little chilly down here on the couch.”
“No, of course that’s fine.” He walked over to the stove and lifted the cover off a pot. “Dinner?”
“Yeah, nothing fancy, just threw some soup together. It probably needs to be warmed up.”
He turned up the gas burner and opened a cabinet, rem...oving two small glasses and a bottle of whiskey. Sitting down at the table, he placed the glasses in front of us and poured. “I think we could both use a little.”
I nodded, taking a long sip. “What did you find at Andy’s?”
“A knocked over TV tray, and a bit of a mess. But to be honest, Andy didn’t exactly keep house. It didn’t really look like the mess left behind after a struggle. Looked like some of his clothes were gone, too.”
“You don’t think something happened to him?”MoreLess
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