I, however, was not. It took me a little wake-up time and a Texas-sized serving of caffeine to face the day. I started the coffee while Dog waited patiently at the door for his morning trip around the neighborhood. He was quiet, but his perky ears and his ready stance said, “Are you coming?” I to...
I repeated. “If she was afraid, why didn’t she call 911, or call you directly? She had your number.”“I don’t know.”“What if she’s dead?” I looked up at Malone. “What if I could have saved her if I’d gotten here sooner?”“We don’t know that she’s dead.” He turned to talk to the two officers who had...
Darby and Fluffy went back to the studio while I hoped and prayed Betty Foxx was the assistant of my dreams. I set out her application and the bottle of antibacterial hand sanitizer on the counter. I arranged a couple of chairs in the back of the shop by the coffee bar. As I straightened stools b...
Darby asked as we hustled through the park searching for Betty.It wasn’t lost on me that recently I’d spent an inordinate amount of time looking for Betty. Seriously, what could possibly require her to disappear at the most inconvenient time? I realized there was a lot about Betty that I assumed ...