Cake And Criminals – Kathleen Suzette (1)

Lucy asked as we sat in her car, looking at the Winthrop Real Estate Agency. I shrugged. “There’s only one way to find out.” “Let’s go, then,” she said. We got out of the car. The Winthrop Real Estate Agency was one of the largest and probably most successful real estate agencies in the area. I wasn’t sure how many people worked there, but I thought there had to be at least five or six real estate agents.

I didn’t think Jeremy sold houses anymore; rather, he was the businessman behind the business. I pushed the door open and was greeted with a blast of cool air. The day had turned warm, and it felt good on my face. I smiled at the blonde at the front desk. She looked up at me and flashed movie-star white teeth. “Good afternoon, ladies. Do you have an appointment?” I shook my head. “No, we don’t have an appointment, but we were wondering if Mr. Winthrop was around.”

Her brow furrowed slightly. “Mr. Winthrop? Yes, he’s here, but he doesn’t see visitors without an appointment. Can I make one for you for another day?” “We’d rather just see if he’s available,” I said, glancing around the office. Everything was neat and tidy, and there were certificates of achievement on the back wall. “Oh, I’m sorry, but as I said, he doesn’t take visitors without appointments. But I would be happy to set one up for you.” She started tapping on her keyboard. “He’s available next Friday.” “Is he with a client now?”

Lucy asked. The young woman smiled, but I could see annoyance building around the edges. “I’m sorry, maybe I could just take your names and phone numbers? I’ll make sure he gets them with the message that you stopped by. Or we can make an appointment.” I sighed. I had hoped we would get to talk to him for a bit. Making an appointment made our questioning seem more official, and we were anything but official. Just as I was going to tell her not to worry about it, I heard a door down the hallway close, and in a moment, Jeremy stepped out of the hallway.

I smiled. “Hello, Jeremy. How are you doing?” At the sound of my voice, he looked up, and a puzzled look crossed his face for a moment. He smiled. “Good afternoon.” He glanced at Lucy. “Allie. Lucy. Don’t tell me the two of you are looking for new houses?” “Not exactly,” I said, glancing at the blonde. She seemed perturbed that we were going to get to speak to him anyway, despite her efforts. “I really hate to bother you, Jeremy, but do you have a few minutes?”

He hesitated, then nodded. “Sure, I guess I’ve got a few minutes.

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Alec looked up at me, one eyebrow raised, his black hair shining beneath the light that hung over our table. “What are you talking about? How long have you been married to me? Don’t you know this is how it goes? You say you want to do something, and I think about it for a while. A long while.” He grinned. I rolled my eyes. “Let’s go on a vacation this year.

We never get to go anywhere.” Alec was a detective with the local police force, and it seemed like something always got in the way, preventing us from taking time to just enjoy ourselves. He took a sip of his iced tea and set the glass back on the table. “All right then, we’ll take a vacation. How does next month sound? I’ll put in the request tomorrow.” I nodded.

“That sounds great. Where are we going to go? Don’t tell me you don’t have any ideas, because I don’t believe you.” He shrugged. “I don’t have any place in mind. Honestly, as long as I get to spend time with you, that’s the only thing that’s important to me.” I smiled. “Aren’t you the most wonderful husband in the whole world?

I only want to spend time with you, too. Let’s go someplace fun. What about Hawaii? Or Italy? We love Italian food. We should go to Italy.” I could just picture us taking a ride on a gondola while a man sang to us in Italian. My long, curly red hair would fan out over my shoulders as I rested my head on Alec’s shoulder.

How much more romantic could you get? His eyes widened. “Italy?

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