miss fortune mystery (ff) - bayou backup
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“How about Jimmy and you double date with Fortune and me. We’ll have lunch together at the Sheriff’s Department.”
Jayne dropped the megaphone and it bounced on the car hood and crashed to the road.
Carter lifted his hand and Jayne put her hand in his. He turned and smiled at Fortune as he helped Jayne down from the hood of the car.
As they walked by, she whispered to me, “I have a lunch date with Jimmy.”
I smiled, remembering how enamored Jayne and ‘her hero’ seemed with each other after the gator biting incident.
Carter put one hand on Jayne’s shoulder. “There’s one condition first. We have to negotiate an end to the banana hostage situation.”
Jayne just smiled and looked at his cute face.
Carter said, “I’m on duty and you know the saying, work before pleasure.”
Oh, he’s smart and good looking, I thought.
With a bigger prize in sight, Jayne was quick to negotiate a deal with Celia. All bananas inside the car and future purchases would be released if Gertie, Fortune and Ida Belle were guaranteed a banana pudding serving each week until Fortune was healed up enough to race again.
As I helped Gertie get the bananas out of her car and watched my cousin skip down the road holding Jimmy’s hand, I realized I had found a new appreciation for her creativity and big heart.
But I still couldn’t wait to get her back to Grandma.
The End
About the Author
Mary Hiker lives in western North Carolina, surrounded by animals and nature. She grew up reading mysteries and enjoys writing them as an adult.
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Acknowledgements
Thanks to Jana DeLeon for writing the original Miss Fortune series and allowing the fans to write stories in her World.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
About the Author
Acknowledgements