Chapter 15
Stepping into his station, wearing his new dark blue suit, matching tie, and white shirt, he watched Trish stare at him. “What, are you playing detective again?”
“How do I look?”
“Like you’re going to a funeral,” she laughed.
“Has Kip checked in yet?”
“No. I suppose I’m going to have to put up with him again pretending to be chief.”
“Acting chief,” Keplar corrected.
Studying him, “You do look very dapper. Your mother should see this. I’m going to tell her, so you’d better stop by to show her sometime soon.” Looking over her shoulder at the window, “I think I see Kip driving in now.”
“How is my mother, by the way?”
“I spoke to her yesterday afternoon and she says you don’t call or stop by often enough. I suggest you correct that soon.”
He was shaking his head when
