CHAPTER 36:
A PARTY TRICK
Bella watched Liz who had circled the room, engaging with colleagues and peeking into another room. Eventually, Liz made her way back to her, chuckling.
Bella drew a hand through her hair. “What’s going on?”
“Penny’s got a few people hitting a piñata in the other room. And she’s been telling the hitters to imagine swiping their enemy.” Bella tilted her head and scrunched her nose. She didn’t really get party games and “swiping their enemy” seemed a bit extreme. “So where’s the hot detective?”
Bella sighed. “Can you stop saying that, Liz? It’s getting old.” She looked around. “He and his partner were watching Claudia for a bit then left to follow up on a few things. He was being cryptic.”
“Claudia? What’s really going on?”
Oh, damn! She wasn’t supposed to me
