Chapter 49: Keeping Busy
Chapter 49
Keeping Busy
Lucia cooked breakfast for everyone, finding time to even sing a song or two. It wasn’t the happiest of times, but things looked good for Jada coming home, and nothing could be better than that. Mars and Alexa had gone to the grocery store for food then worked on making coffee and serving people meals. She finished a batch of eggs then walked over to Gino. “Detective, you need to eat something. Coffee by itself won’t get you through the day.”
Gino smiled at her. “You convinced me. I’ll take whatever you’ve got ready.”
Lucia scooped fried potatoes from the pan, added a few pieces of sausage, and plopped a large spoonful of scrambled eggs onto his plate. “Do you want toast?”
He looked at the plate with a sideways glance. “Might as well c
