working on getting everything worked through as quickly as possible. Are you here for the travel symposium? There’s only a short delay for it to begin.”
“No. No. We’re actually looking for Brett Carr. He led a yoga retreat here this weekend and we were hoping he was still around.”
“I’m sorry. He was here this weekend but doesn’t work here regularly.” Meri’s smile turned into a look of concern for being unable to help Kori and Jay.
“Would it be possible to get us in touch with him? Does he live in town? Our mother attended his retreat and is now having some difficulty with her shoulder. We were just hoping to ask him a few questions about how she could fix that.”
“You know, normally I can’t do that. But let me call him and see if he’s available to come in.”
“That’d be really great. Thanks.” Kori was relieved. With the added chaos of a police investigation she thought they might have made the drive for nothing.
“Just take a seat,” Meri indicated chairs across the hall from the desk, “and I’ll let you know when I reach him.”
Meri picked up the phone while Jay and Kori walked to the offered chairs and took in the scene.
Police were whispering in the halls, some running back and forth from one end to the other. Kori was surprised they were even allowed inside.
“I’m going to go check on Ibis. Text me if Meri tells you anything,” Kori told Jay who nodded his acceptance and she walked outside to her car.
Ibis was still calmly sleeping in the back seat, seemingly unaware of the panic that Kori felt growing inside of her. Why would Jay have been setup? And what had Gale done this weekend? Was she somehow involved? What was this current crime scene in the conference center? Kori suspected it was unrelated to Heidi’s murder but she couldn’t be too sure about anything anymore.
When Kori opened the back door to let Ibis out, she quickly hooked the leash on her and started walking toward the road. She planned to just bring her around the block on the sidewalk to get her moving. She checked her pocket for a plastic bag in case she had any business to take care of but she came up empty. She’d have to make that become part of her normal routine now—always have something to clean up after Ibis.
Kori and Ibis barely made it a hundred yards from the conference center’s parking lot when Kori’s phone buzzed in her pocket. She figured it was Jay telling her to come back inside because Brett was on his way.
“Hello?” she answered without bothering to look at the name on the screen.
“Kori? It’s Zach. Where are you? I’m outside The Early Bird and you’re not there.”
She didn’t want to tell him the truth because he wouldn’t like what she was up to but she couldn’t imagine lying to him. She decided on being vague. “I had to help Jay with something. What’s up?”
“I was just stopping by for a cup of coffee with the most beautiful chef in town.”
Kori’s heart fluttered and she wondered if she was having a heart attack. She couldn’t help but smile. “I can stop by your place later if you want.” So much for waiting to see him at Nora’s opening.
“I’m not sure when I’ll be home. This case that Scoter Circle has us working on is getting the best of my time. I really only had a few minutes and hoped I’d be able to fill them with your face.”
Kori blushed. “Have you gotten any more information about the DNA?”
“Nope. Sorry. I’ll keep you posted.”
“Great. Thanks. Hey, do you have plans on Wednesday night? Nora’s farm stand is opening for the season and I was hoping you’d come with me. She has a potluck dinner every year to kick off the season. I can cook for both of us if—”
“Sounds great,” Zach said, cutting her off before she could make any excuses for him. She could hear the smile in his voice at the other end of the line.
“Great. I’ll see you Wednesday then.”
“ Wednesday.”
Kori waited to see if he
“No. No. We’re actually looking for Brett Carr. He led a yoga retreat here this weekend and we were hoping he was still around.”
“I’m sorry. He was here this weekend but doesn’t work here regularly.” Meri’s smile turned into a look of concern for being unable to help Kori and Jay.
“Would it be possible to get us in touch with him? Does he live in town? Our mother attended his retreat and is now having some difficulty with her shoulder. We were just hoping to ask him a few questions about how she could fix that.”
“You know, normally I can’t do that. But let me call him and see if he’s available to come in.”
“That’d be really great. Thanks.” Kori was relieved. With the added chaos of a police investigation she thought they might have made the drive for nothing.
“Just take a seat,” Meri indicated chairs across the hall from the desk, “and I’ll let you know when I reach him.”
Meri picked up the phone while Jay and Kori walked to the offered chairs and took in the scene.
Police were whispering in the halls, some running back and forth from one end to the other. Kori was surprised they were even allowed inside.
“I’m going to go check on Ibis. Text me if Meri tells you anything,” Kori told Jay who nodded his acceptance and she walked outside to her car.
Ibis was still calmly sleeping in the back seat, seemingly unaware of the panic that Kori felt growing inside of her. Why would Jay have been setup? And what had Gale done this weekend? Was she somehow involved? What was this current crime scene in the conference center? Kori suspected it was unrelated to Heidi’s murder but she couldn’t be too sure about anything anymore.
When Kori opened the back door to let Ibis out, she quickly hooked the leash on her and started walking toward the road. She planned to just bring her around the block on the sidewalk to get her moving. She checked her pocket for a plastic bag in case she had any business to take care of but she came up empty. She’d have to make that become part of her normal routine now—always have something to clean up after Ibis.
Kori and Ibis barely made it a hundred yards from the conference center’s parking lot when Kori’s phone buzzed in her pocket. She figured it was Jay telling her to come back inside because Brett was on his way.
“Hello?” she answered without bothering to look at the name on the screen.
“Kori? It’s Zach. Where are you? I’m outside The Early Bird and you’re not there.”
She didn’t want to tell him the truth because he wouldn’t like what she was up to but she couldn’t imagine lying to him. She decided on being vague. “I had to help Jay with something. What’s up?”
“I was just stopping by for a cup of coffee with the most beautiful chef in town.”
Kori’s heart fluttered and she wondered if she was having a heart attack. She couldn’t help but smile. “I can stop by your place later if you want.” So much for waiting to see him at Nora’s opening.
“I’m not sure when I’ll be home. This case that Scoter Circle has us working on is getting the best of my time. I really only had a few minutes and hoped I’d be able to fill them with your face.”
Kori blushed. “Have you gotten any more information about the DNA?”
“Nope. Sorry. I’ll keep you posted.”
“Great. Thanks. Hey, do you have plans on Wednesday night? Nora’s farm stand is opening for the season and I was hoping you’d come with me. She has a potluck dinner every year to kick off the season. I can cook for both of us if—”
“Sounds great,” Zach said, cutting her off before she could make any excuses for him. She could hear the smile in his voice at the other end of the line.
“Great. I’ll see you Wednesday then.”
“ Wednesday.”
Kori waited to see if he
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