Murder Most Mellow (A Kate Jasper Mystery) - Plot & Excerpts
“Isn’t one funeral enough?” I demanded. “You know I never hit anyone,” she replied calmly. And then, without any transition, she asked, “Why don’t you marry Wayne?” I groaned. “Well?” she prodded. “You’re the psychic,” I snapped. “You tell me.” “I just might,” she said, grinning my way. The car began sidling up to the next lane. “I’ll tell you what,” I bargained quickly. “If you stay in your lane all the way home, I’ll explain why I don’t want to get married.” “Done,” she agreed and looked straight ahead. I took a breath and began. “Here’s the worst-case scenario,” I told her. “I marry Wayne. I become dependent on him. I get used to having money. I don’t put in my sixty hours a week on Jest Gifts. Jest Gifts withers from neglect. And then the marriage goes bad—” “But Kate,” Barbara protested. The car moved crabwise toward oncoming traffic as she turned to me. “You don’t have to be so negative.” “Eyes on the road!”
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