6
Every Woman’s Fairy Godmother
Lips twitching, Star said, “You should probably get that.”
I grabbed my phone, promising myself we would revisit the whole disposing of one’s children and husband issue before we parted ways. “Hey, Alex. What’s up?”
“We’ve got another case. One of Cornelius’s possible selection candidates showed up dead.”
“You have got to be freaking kidding me.”
The door chimed as another customer entered the salon, and that cued the two nail techs to return followed by a third, who must have been in the back.
“She hadn’t accepted the nomination yet, but I’m certain she would have. I’m on my way to pick you up,” he said as a car door slammed shut.
“Wouldn’t it be faster for me to meet you there?”
“Yes, but you might beat me to the scene. It’s between here and the s
