by Diana Orgain | Mar 31, 2021 | Maternal Instincts Mysteries, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
Did you miss Chapter one? From Motherhood is Murder Chapter One Continued… AT SEA Evelyn squeezed my elbow and flitted off to gather her husband. Jim pulled my chair out for me. “Coast Guard? What’s going on?” I asked. Jim’s lips formed a line. “I was at the bar getting a Bud, when the brunette—” “Sara, Miss No-Nonsense?” “No. The other one, the one with the . . . with the . . .” Jim waved his hands around. “Fluffy dress.” I nodded. “Margaret.” Margaret was wearing a ballet tutu. I wish I could say it looked as ridiculous as it sounded, but the truth was it looked fabulous. Margaret was supertall, pencil thin, and had shapely legs. She looked as if she could have stepped out of a children’s book—a cartoon char‐ acter with spindly spider legs and a ruffle at her waist. But the gold top and shoes added something indescribable to the outfit. Making the cartoon Olive Oyl look glamorous and runway-ish. “Yeah, Margaret,” Jim continued. “She ran up to us, looking a little dazed, and said Helene fell down the back staircase. Said she was unconscious—” “Unconscious?” I felt a shiver run down my spine. Jim pulled out my dining chair. “The captain asked if there was a doctor on board.” I sat down and let him push my chair in. We were the only ones at our table. Earlier, we had dined with all the parents from my new mothers’ group: Sara, Helene, Margaret, Evelyn, and their husbands. We had christened them: Sara was Miss No-Nonsense, Helene was Lean and Mean, Margaret was Tutu,...
