by Diana Orgain | May 27, 2021 | Cooking up Murder, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
Did you miss Chapter One? Did you miss part one of Chapter Two? From Murder as Sweet as Honey Chapter Two Continued… Was that gel in his hair? Leo never paid much attention to how he looked, but today his hair was slicked back and he looked downright dashing in his well-fitted button-up. Interesting. Vicki closed the door and led Leo into the kitchen. He looked around and seemed to deflate a little. “Just us?” he said. “Mona’s not here?” Vicki bit back a grin. So that was why he’d taken a little more time with his appearance. “She couldn’t come today. She got tied up waiting for the construction manager at the store. That rebuild has been a headache and a half.” “Oh, did that Mark guy not work out? The contractor?” “No. And too bad. He was cute.” She looked up at the clock. “Lunch is almost done. Cornbread will be out of the oven in fifteen minutes.” “Everything okay?” Leo asked after a long pause, studying her. Vicki bustled to the stove and tasted the stew to check how it was coming along. Savory and delicious, just like the recipe had promised. “Aww, were you worried about me?” Leo could read her better than anyone, and he always did feel like he needed to protect her. Plus, after what had happened with her last boyfriend, that big-brother instinct wasn’t going away anytime soon. Not to mention that he was a cop and ex-military, she thought wryly. No, there would be no dissuading him from the idea that he needed to keep an eye on her....
