Jamie Quinn Cozy Mysteries Collection

Chapter 15

"Hello, Duke? This is--"

"Hey Darlin", what took you so long to call?" Duke was smooth. That"s how he"d been married three times.

"Do you even know who this is?" I asked, laughing

"Of course I do, Darlin". Jameson happens to be the name of my favorite whiskey and my favorite lawyer. I like to keep it simple. Besides, I have you on speed dial. You never know when you"ll need your lawyer. I can"t be huntin" for your number when I"m in jail, dead drunk, now can I?"

and"Way to plan ahead, Duke," Man, I hoped I never got that call. "How have you been?"

Man, I hoped I never got that call."Life"s grand! The only way I"d enjoy it more is if there were two of me." Duke could"ve been the poster boy for those "Life is Good" shirts, except his stick figure would have a beer in its hand and a girl on either side. In fact, he was probably at a bar right now.

"Great! I knew you"d bounce back from your divorce." Please let him remember the offer he made me. I hate asking for favors.

Please let him remember the offer he made me.He laughed. "I should thank Candy for putting my face on that billboard--I got so much business from that. And the ladies liked it too!"

I rolled my eyes. Lucky he couldn"t see me.

"So, are you callin" to take me up on my offer?" he asked.

Yes! I jumped off my sofa and did a little dance. "As a matter of fact, I am," I said, trying to keep the excitement out of my voice.

Yes!"Sounds good to me, Darlin". Why don"t you meet me at The Big Easy on Harrison? They have blues music startin" at eight."

The Big EasyOf course Duke conducts his business from a bar! They probably hand out business cards for him, too.

"Okay," I said. "See you there. And thanks, Duke."

"You"re welcome. You know, most of my dates don"t thank me "til the end, if you catch my drift." I could almost see him leering through the phone.

"What? This isn"t a date--"

But he"d already hung up.