CHAPTER 46
AFTER THE LAST of the lunch crowd wandered off, Riley returned to the kitchen and helped Skillet square things away. She admired his efficiency and the way he kept things organized and spotlessly clean. She listened to his chattering with half an ear while her mind lingered over the duet she’d played with Nate. They’d moved well together and she wished she could summon the easy confidence she’d felt at will, unhampered by fear and guilt. This tarnished her thoughts and she pushed away, mentally, from the piano and began churning over Rico’s murder and the attempted break-in down the street. Were they related? Had it been Cappy? And why was Nate asking about Amanda Horton?
She was hunkered down in front of a corner cabinet, putting away condiments, when she realized it had gone
