miss fortune mystery (ff) - bayou babes (5 page)

“The young actress was fired from the show. I thought you might want to know.”

“Oh?” I played dumb.

“Walter has a good working relationship with the show runners and producers. He made a few calls and a secondary character will soon be yanked from all scripts.”

“Imagine that,” I said.

“Yes. I guess someone is very important to someone who is important to Walter.”

“Was that an intentional riddle or just general rambling?”

“I’m up late.” He stated the obvious. “Since you are, I wondered if you’d like to meet for coffee?”

Where? The local gas station?

It was too late for sarcasm. “For coffee?” I pulled the phone away from my ear to check the time. “It’s twelve-thirty, Carter.”

“Yes, but I have…intelligence…and would like to pass it along.”

“Apparently not,” I said, wishing I could eat those words. He was putting his best foot forward and showing interest. I was shooting him down at every turn.

“All right then. I’ll sit on this information.”

“Do that,” I said. “Goodnight, Carter.”

“Goodnight.”

Hours later, I was still awake. Tossing and turning, I couldn’t help but think about Walter and Ida Belle. They’d been friends for years. Apparently that friendship ran deep if Ida Belle talked to him several times a day. I couldn’t help but wonder why she had pushed him away. Independence must’ve been a top priority.

I groaned then as I considered my own situation with Carter. I had gone out of my way to avoid him. To date, he had invited me for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. He’d mentioned watching the sunrise over the bayou. He’d shown up on my porch at sunset. He’d tried every possible way to have some time alone. Finally, he’d brought up the ridiculous idea of meeting for coffee in the middle of the night.

I had to give the guy props for effort, but I couldn’t lose additional sleep thinking about Carter LeBlanc. We had an undeniable chemistry and that greatly disturbed me. Still, I’d been in Sinful, Louisiana for over a year now. I’d probably stick around another twelve months or so.

The mysterious Deputy Carter LeBlanc was a problem for another day.

The End

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