Today’s snippet is from Not a Whisper, book one in the Klondike mysteries.
Kat Daily, the owner and only waitress at Kat’s Klondike Kafe, started refilling coffee cups as she listened in on the conversations. “More tea, Pansy?”
“Sure, but fetch me some more Sweet n’ Low, too. Gotta watch my girlish figure.” Pansy hefted her more than ample bosoms in her hands, smiling innocently at her table mates.
Edy looked up from her coffee, “Did you hear about the fire last night, Kat? I can’t believe The Drop Inn is gone.”
“I know,” answered Kat, looking over her shoulder at her son Danny sitting by the cash register listening to his iPod. “Danny.” No response. “DANNY!”
He pulled out an ear bud, “Yeah?”
“Turn up the scanner, might hear some more news about the fire.”
Danny reached over and turned the volume up a bit, then went back to his music.
Kat turned to Edy’s husband, Tom. “You up for another cuppa decaf?”
“Sure thing. Oh, you got another sugar-free blueberry muffin back there?”
“Sure do. Been saving it just for you.”
She walked towards the counter where she stored the pastries and wrote a note to pick up more blueberries when she went to town. Bradford was a good fifteen miles away and she liked to make as few trips as possible.
The conversation around her stopped as the screen door slammed and Ed Williams walked in. “They found a body,” he announced. “They found a body in the basement of The Drop Inn.”
Thank you.
What a fun snippet, Donna! Thanks for sharing it! Wishing you a great week!
Thank you, you as well!