seat and took a moment to admire my hot pink nail polish. No chips. I decided to take it as a sign that today would be awesome. Well, after this hiccup, it would be. "You know Maddox and Blake were at the gallery last night?" I asked, dropping the information casually.
"I heard the conversation on Flaherty's audio tape."
Of course he did. I struggled to remember if I said anything embarrassing. There was that bit about dating Blake, so... probably. "I thought we were doing this investigation low key. If MPD keep turning up on my dates, the suspect might get suspicious. I think the fewer eyeballs, the better."
"I agree. I didn't like the idea that they were going to be there."
"So... it was prearranged? Thanks for telling me." Thanks oodles. If there was anything I hated, it was being kept in the dark. Especially when it came to Maddox, work, dating, Solomon, oh, everything really. I was nosy and it was one of my best qualities.
"It was a last minute decision," Solomon told me, looking entirely nonplussed.
"Huh." I snorted. Clearly, I wasn't party to the last minute decision, even if I were lead investigator, so I'd better up my game and make sure I didn't get left out again. There was no time for hurt feelings. I looked great and I had a thief to catch! Shame I was unlikely to close the deal before dinner with my family later. Shame. They would have been thrilled. "So, what's next?"
"Like I said, the suspect pool is down to three. You have a date with suspect number two for lunch."
"Lunch? On a first date?"
"It was the agency's idea. They thought it would be..." Solomon paused.
"What? Nice? Relaxed? Pleasant?" I prompted.
"Safer," decided Solomon.
Charming.
"Apparently, Lord Justin Camberwell likes dresses so... do your thing. Don't look hot, look..."
"Safe?" I huffed.
"Sweet."
"I can do sweet. It's my third best look."
"Dare I ask what your first two are?"
I smiled. "Since you ask. Smokin ' hot and hot." That earned a smile out of Solomon, and for a moment, we just looked at each other. I thought Solomon might say something, something about us; then he turned away, the moment vanished, and I realized I was officially dismissed as his attention turned to the open file on his desk.
"Want me to wire up?" I asked, rising from my chair.
"Yes. I'll be in range," he told me, passing me a sheet of paper without looking up. "Details here. Don't be late."
"Am I ever? Don't answer that."
My cell phone rang as I returned to my desk, with my sister-in-law's name flashing on the screen. "Hey, Alice. How's life?" I asked, happy to hear from her. Luck had given me two great sisters-in-law, one not-so-great ex-sister-in-law, one future-sister-in-law-slash-BFF, and that was notwithstanding my brothers-in-law. Oh heck, this family was getting complicated. I wondered if we were close to being the biggest family in Montgomery yet, and if there was a prize.
"I heard you set a guy on fire," she gushed. Alice was a nurse at Montgomery General, so it wasn't exactly surprising that she knew. It would be just my luck that she was working ER last night and caught David as a patient. Not that she confirmed it, nor did I ask. "What did he do?" she wanted to know.
"Nothing! We were on a date."
"Huh. No wonder you're single. Hey, did he try to feel you up?"
"No!"
"I couldn't think of any other reason why you'd set him on fire."
"Ugh! Is this why you called?"
"Nope. Your mom was just here and she said to remind you about dinner later. The whole family is going."
"I'll be there. She sent a text this morning. Who
"I heard the conversation on Flaherty's audio tape."
Of course he did. I struggled to remember if I said anything embarrassing. There was that bit about dating Blake, so... probably. "I thought we were doing this investigation low key. If MPD keep turning up on my dates, the suspect might get suspicious. I think the fewer eyeballs, the better."
"I agree. I didn't like the idea that they were going to be there."
"So... it was prearranged? Thanks for telling me." Thanks oodles. If there was anything I hated, it was being kept in the dark. Especially when it came to Maddox, work, dating, Solomon, oh, everything really. I was nosy and it was one of my best qualities.
"It was a last minute decision," Solomon told me, looking entirely nonplussed.
"Huh." I snorted. Clearly, I wasn't party to the last minute decision, even if I were lead investigator, so I'd better up my game and make sure I didn't get left out again. There was no time for hurt feelings. I looked great and I had a thief to catch! Shame I was unlikely to close the deal before dinner with my family later. Shame. They would have been thrilled. "So, what's next?"
"Like I said, the suspect pool is down to three. You have a date with suspect number two for lunch."
"Lunch? On a first date?"
"It was the agency's idea. They thought it would be..." Solomon paused.
"What? Nice? Relaxed? Pleasant?" I prompted.
"Safer," decided Solomon.
Charming.
"Apparently, Lord Justin Camberwell likes dresses so... do your thing. Don't look hot, look..."
"Safe?" I huffed.
"Sweet."
"I can do sweet. It's my third best look."
"Dare I ask what your first two are?"
I smiled. "Since you ask. Smokin ' hot and hot." That earned a smile out of Solomon, and for a moment, we just looked at each other. I thought Solomon might say something, something about us; then he turned away, the moment vanished, and I realized I was officially dismissed as his attention turned to the open file on his desk.
"Want me to wire up?" I asked, rising from my chair.
"Yes. I'll be in range," he told me, passing me a sheet of paper without looking up. "Details here. Don't be late."
"Am I ever? Don't answer that."
My cell phone rang as I returned to my desk, with my sister-in-law's name flashing on the screen. "Hey, Alice. How's life?" I asked, happy to hear from her. Luck had given me two great sisters-in-law, one not-so-great ex-sister-in-law, one future-sister-in-law-slash-BFF, and that was notwithstanding my brothers-in-law. Oh heck, this family was getting complicated. I wondered if we were close to being the biggest family in Montgomery yet, and if there was a prize.
"I heard you set a guy on fire," she gushed. Alice was a nurse at Montgomery General, so it wasn't exactly surprising that she knew. It would be just my luck that she was working ER last night and caught David as a patient. Not that she confirmed it, nor did I ask. "What did he do?" she wanted to know.
"Nothing! We were on a date."
"Huh. No wonder you're single. Hey, did he try to feel you up?"
"No!"
"I couldn't think of any other reason why you'd set him on fire."
"Ugh! Is this why you called?"
"Nope. Your mom was just here and she said to remind you about dinner later. The whole family is going."
"I'll be there. She sent a text this morning. Who
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