Chapter 31: Elena
Chapter 31
Elena
Tip got home, cleaned up, and had a cup of lousy coffee—even for him—and still no call from Elena. Maybe he read it wrong. Maybe she wouldn’t call. Forty-five minutes later he decided he wasn’t the stud he used to be and started unloading the dishwasher, a preparation for another dull evening.
Somewhere between the silverware and the plates, the phone rang. He wanted to lunge for it, but managed to keep his cool enough to let it get to the third ring. “Tip Denton.”
“I figured you’d never call, so I decided to do it for you.”
Tip relaxed, made sure his voice was normal. “So what’s going on? You got a lead for me.”
“I was thinking about what you asked at the gym, and as I thought more about it there were a couple of men who seemed to dote on Patti. T
