by Diana Orgain | Apr 13, 2021 | Maternal Instincts Mysteries, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
Did you miss Chapter One ? Did you miss Chapter Two ? From Nursing a Grudge Chapter Three I dialed Jill and got her voicemail, I pounded on my steering wheel and let out a few choice swear words. Laurie made a noise from her car seat. I adjusted the rearview mirror and studied Laurie in the Elmo mirror that was pinned to the backseat. “Sorry for the swearing, sweat pea.” Laurie pointed at my reflection in her mirror and cooed. I texted Jill. R U OK? WHERE R U? I’M ON MY WAY TO UC. Then I dialed my hubby, Jim. He picked up on the first ring. “Great news, honey. Ramon is here,” he said. He’s cooking up a storm—” “What? Ramon? What’s he doing there?” We’d met Ramon over the holidays when I’d been investigating the murder of a reporter. Ramon catered for the television station the victim had worked for. “Cooking!” My stomach growled. “Uh! Sorry I’m missing out. Hey listen, Paula’s in labor. David’s flight’s been delayed so I’m on my way to UC. Can you meet me there and pick up the kids?” “Kids?” “I have to watch Danny. He’s not allowed into the maternity ward and neither is our little jelly belly.” “Oh,” Jim said. “Uh, the empanadas are nearly out of the oven and I— ” “Empanadas? Come on, Jim. I can’t take—” “Well, it’s not only the empanadas. I have a sales call scheduled this afternoon. I really worked for this one, so I’d hate to reschedule. Can I call your mom? Maybe she can—” A sales call, my foot!...
