Boston Cream Killer: Book 8 in The INNcredibly Sweet Series Read Online Free PDF

not small-minded enough to try to classify people in that manner. I do, however, know what I’m like, and because I know what I’m like, I’m going to have to ask you to leave, before it gets ugly in here,” Echo whispered, bringing her face alarmingly close to Hannah’s.
    “Is everyone in this backwater burg always so hostile?” Hannah complained as Echo stepped even closer. “Fine, get out of my face, I’m going,” she sniffed. “It’s not like I have any interest in anything that you’d have to sell anyway.”
    “You mean like intellectual masterpieces of great literature? I can see how you wouldn’t be interested in those. They’re for people of intelligence. Now get out,” the incensed owner growled, walking quickly behind the exiting woman to make certain that she didn’t even think about turning around.
    Hannah nearly plowed into Spencer, who had been lingering near the front entrance, catching snippets of the uncomfortable conversation.
    “Well,” she said, brushing past and turning around to take in the Marine from head to toe. “Apparently there is some scenery in this town worth looking at after all.”
    There was no blushing this time around, Spencer merely stared at the woman, memorizing her features, his face like stone.
     

CHAPTER EIGHT
    Kel sat in the Clam Shell, a quiet bar overlooking the water, stirring his swizzle stick round and round in his drink, waiting for Missy and Echo. He’d been quiet and withdrawn all day, and wasn’t looking forward to sharing what he’d overheard with Missy, but he thought that Chas should know about it, no matter how busy he was, so his wife could break it to him when she had a chance.
    “Hey handsome,” Echo sang out, wrapping her arms around Kel’s neck from behind and scooting around beside him to plant a kiss on his cheek.
    “Oh, my lovely, you’re quite the sight for sore eyes,” he smiled at his bride-to-be.
    Hearing his tone, Echo’s radar immediately began flashing warning signals, but he saw her look of concern and met it with one of reassurance, in the kind of unspoken communication that couples who endure have mastered.
    “Hey Kel, good to see you,” Missy greeted him with a hug and kiss as well. “We missed you this morning, but Echo said that you have some exciting work going on.”
    His two favorite ladies took chairs opposite him, and the server approached, taking their drink order, then slipping away.
    “So, what’s the occasion?” Echo got right to the point, knowing that something was making her fiancé uneasy. She had a disquieting moment, where she wondered if he wanted to call off the engagement or something, but one look in his eyes assured her that that was definitely not the case.
    “I had a very strange encounter with a woman today, and I think that Chas needs to be aware of it,” he began with a sigh.
    Missy and Echo glanced at each other, eyebrows nearly into their hairlines, and then back at Kel.
    “What happened, sugar?” Missy asked.
    Before Kel could recount the things that he’d overheard in the diner, Spencer came in and made a beeline for Missy.
    “Hey, Spence,” Missy greeted the Marine with a smile.
    Hugs and handshakes were exchanged all around and Spencer told Missy that Chas had dropped by the inn after she’d left to grab a quick sandwich, but that he’d be at work until late into the evening, catching up on his paperwork.
    “Well, there’s another chair, won’t you join us for a drink?” Kel asked, ever the socially perfect one.
    Spencer sat, ordering only a ginger ale, and Kel proceeded to tell his tale of the encounter with the woman at the diner.
    “Wow, she sounds like a piece of work. I wonder what she’s up to… and why,” Missy’s sunshiny disposition clouded over like an approaching storm.
    “I have no idea, but I thought that Chas should know. I invited him out for a drink tonight, but as we’ve all just heard, he’s much too busy right now. I thought that if I told