by Jana DeLeon
I got about two pages into the book before I dozed off.
“When you didn’t answer your phone, I figured I’d find you out here.”
I opened one eye and saw Carter standing above me, smiling. “It was the best place I could think of to be.”
“It’s a damned good choice.”
“You’re not working today, are you? You should be resting.”
“No, I’m not working, and don’t start nagging. My mom’s got that covered.”
His cell phone rang and he pulled it out and frowned. “Deputy Breaux.” He answered the call and I could hear Deputy Breaux’s voice booming over the phone. He sounded panicked. Carter listened until there was a break in Deputy Breaux’s rant then said, “I’m off today. Tell her it will have to wait until tomorrow.”
He stuck the phone back in his pocket and stared down at me. “You wouldn’t happen to know anything about Celia’s boat being stolen, would you?”
“I didn’t even know Celia had a boat. Doesn’t seem like her, really. I suppose she’s giving Deputy Breaux fits?”
“Yeah. I think there might be a lot of that coming now that she’s mayor.” He studied me for several seconds and I could tell he thought he should help Deputy Breaux. “To hell with it,” he said finally. “I’ve never liked the woman.”
He grabbed the side of the hammock and rolled over into it with me. I laughed as the hammock swung out, thinking that any minute, we’d flip over and both be eating grass. But the swinging finally stopped. Carter stuck his arm out and I rolled over to nestle into his shoulder. He kissed the top of my head and I relaxed against him.
And we drifted off. Together.
The End
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Jana DeLeon grew up among the bayous and ‘gators of southwest Louisiana. She’s never stumbled across a mystery like one of her heroines but is still hopeful. She lives in Dallas, Texas with a menagerie of animals and not a single ghost.
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Books by Jana DeLeon:
Rumble on the Bayou
Unlucky
The Ghost-in-Law Series:
Trouble in Mudbug
Mischief in Mudbug
Showdown in Mudbug
Resurrection in Mudbug
Missing in Mudbug
Chaos in Mudbug
The Helena Diaries—Trouble in Mudbug (Novella)
The Miss Fortune Series:
Louisiana Longshot
Lethal Bayou Beauty
Swamp Sniper
Swamp Team 3
Gator Bait
