Archie took a quick shower and dressed in charcoal dress pants with a matching vest over a light gray shirt, and to piss Edie off, he added a gray tie. The headache had dimmed down to a dull throb, and while it was weird to see lights behind his eyelids when he closed his eyes, he didn’t fear for his life.
Walking down the stairs, he almost collided with Edie. “You found the fawn-colored cat.” She put her hands on her hips and glared at him.
He glared back.
“And you didn’t tell me.”
“When had there been time to talk about the cat?”
“I know, but you’ve been home for hours now. I looked like a fool when she tried to pay me while apologizing for not coming earlier. She talked and talked about how she’d had to take the kitty to the vet and how we’d closed before she could get here. I had
