Chapter 5
I again drove to her house that Monday night as she’d requested. This time I didn’t have to buzz at the gate, nor ring the front doorbell. I now knew the code to open the gate and I parked my car in a spot behind the house and entered though the kitchen door. Judith was there. She smiled at me when I entered.
“Make her happy,” she warned me as she shook a wooden spoon at me, “or I’ll poison your food.”
“I live to make her happy,” I assured her.
“Good.” She handed me a plate of tiny quiches. Her voice softened. “Take these up with you.”
I saluted her and left. I walked out onto the terrace but Car wasn’t there. I could see she was in the bedroom, so I gave a soft knock and entered.
“Hello!” she greeted me, as she held her arms out. I immediately set the plate on the counter
