Haunting Leigh: A Paranormal Romantic Comedy (Literal Leigh Romance Diaries Book 4) by Melanie James Page B
Authors: Melanie James
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use?” She glanced around the room and spotted the vase before I could answer her. “That? Is that heavy glass vase the thing you drove into his skull? Jesus, Leigh! What did he do to you?”
“Nothing! I mean, at the time I thought he had dumped me and left. I came home after a rough day and he wasn’t here. Luna brought me a note from him that said he found a place and ‘See ya’ written on it. You know I’ve worried that he would want to go back to the original plan and find his own place, but we…I mean, I put that all behind me. He said he wanted to stay here with me, not find someplace else. Then I come home and Luna found this note. I was so mad that I threw the vase at the door. Just as I threw it, he walked in and it nailed him right on the head.”
“Where’s the note? And where did Luna find it?” Lindsey asked.
“It’s on the floor in the living room. I’m not sure where Luna found it. I think she found it in the kitchen, but I’m not certain.”
“Come on, Luna. I want to see this note.” Lindsey picked up Luna and they headed out of the room.
Kelly was still examining Hunter’s head. “I don’t know, Leigh. I never knew you were so athletic. That must have been one hell of a pass you threw.”
Lindsey and Luna returned with the note and a couple of pieces of paper. They were identical to the piece of paper used for writing the notorious note. Lindsey held up the note as if she were presenting crime scene evidence to a jury. “Leigh, is this the note?”
I recognized it instantly as the note I read. “Yeah, that’s it. What are those other papers?”
“I found these on the table in the kitchen. It looks like Hunter was trying to write a note, but his pen wasn’t working. I guess he had just crumpled them up. Luna just brought you that one.” She handed me the other pieces. The scribbles and marks were telltale signs of an uncooperative pen. It was painfully obvious that Lindsey was right. She also handed me Hunter’s cell phone.
I looked at the phone and tried to turn it on but to no avail. “You’re right, Lindsey. I saw only part of what he tried to write. The whole point of his note was to tell me he found a place, but what I didn’t know was that he had found an old house.” I handed her the real estate documents. “From what I can tell, Hunter got in at some auction or something. He picked up a good deal on some house. Most importantly, he had these papers drawn up with both of our names on them. He was planning for our future. You know, serious lifelong commitment sort of thing.” I was afraid to mention the M word. It was already bad enough that I had ruined this. “By the way, where was his phone?”
“Next to the sink. It was wrapped up in paper towels. I think he dropped it in some water and was trying to dry it out or something.” Lindsey flipped through the real estate papers. “I don’t really know how he got the property for sure. It looks like it was being sold off for unpaid taxes. Maybe he took a chance by turning in a sealed bid and got lucky. Of course he is the type to have wanted to tell you the good news himself. I bet he started to write a note and realized he’d go get flowers and make the best of a really romantic opportunity.” Lindsey said and then sat down on the edge of the bed with me.
“That doesn’t make me feel any better.” I was ready to cry, but I clenched my eyes and held back the tears.
“Damn. I guess he was having a worse Monday than I was.” Kelly remarked, continuing to look over at Hunter. “That was a pretty good hit. Although I seriously doubt it would have knocked him out like this, not unless you’ve suddenly gained a superhuman throwing arm.”
“Exactly. Immediately after he was knocked out, I tried to wake him up. I dragged him inside and kept trying. All of a sudden, Marie appeared out of nowhere.”
“Marie Laveau?” Lindsey whispered in a concerned voice. “Did she have something to do with
“Nothing! I mean, at the time I thought he had dumped me and left. I came home after a rough day and he wasn’t here. Luna brought me a note from him that said he found a place and ‘See ya’ written on it. You know I’ve worried that he would want to go back to the original plan and find his own place, but we…I mean, I put that all behind me. He said he wanted to stay here with me, not find someplace else. Then I come home and Luna found this note. I was so mad that I threw the vase at the door. Just as I threw it, he walked in and it nailed him right on the head.”
“Where’s the note? And where did Luna find it?” Lindsey asked.
“It’s on the floor in the living room. I’m not sure where Luna found it. I think she found it in the kitchen, but I’m not certain.”
“Come on, Luna. I want to see this note.” Lindsey picked up Luna and they headed out of the room.
Kelly was still examining Hunter’s head. “I don’t know, Leigh. I never knew you were so athletic. That must have been one hell of a pass you threw.”
Lindsey and Luna returned with the note and a couple of pieces of paper. They were identical to the piece of paper used for writing the notorious note. Lindsey held up the note as if she were presenting crime scene evidence to a jury. “Leigh, is this the note?”
I recognized it instantly as the note I read. “Yeah, that’s it. What are those other papers?”
“I found these on the table in the kitchen. It looks like Hunter was trying to write a note, but his pen wasn’t working. I guess he had just crumpled them up. Luna just brought you that one.” She handed me the other pieces. The scribbles and marks were telltale signs of an uncooperative pen. It was painfully obvious that Lindsey was right. She also handed me Hunter’s cell phone.
I looked at the phone and tried to turn it on but to no avail. “You’re right, Lindsey. I saw only part of what he tried to write. The whole point of his note was to tell me he found a place, but what I didn’t know was that he had found an old house.” I handed her the real estate documents. “From what I can tell, Hunter got in at some auction or something. He picked up a good deal on some house. Most importantly, he had these papers drawn up with both of our names on them. He was planning for our future. You know, serious lifelong commitment sort of thing.” I was afraid to mention the M word. It was already bad enough that I had ruined this. “By the way, where was his phone?”
“Next to the sink. It was wrapped up in paper towels. I think he dropped it in some water and was trying to dry it out or something.” Lindsey flipped through the real estate papers. “I don’t really know how he got the property for sure. It looks like it was being sold off for unpaid taxes. Maybe he took a chance by turning in a sealed bid and got lucky. Of course he is the type to have wanted to tell you the good news himself. I bet he started to write a note and realized he’d go get flowers and make the best of a really romantic opportunity.” Lindsey said and then sat down on the edge of the bed with me.
“That doesn’t make me feel any better.” I was ready to cry, but I clenched my eyes and held back the tears.
“Damn. I guess he was having a worse Monday than I was.” Kelly remarked, continuing to look over at Hunter. “That was a pretty good hit. Although I seriously doubt it would have knocked him out like this, not unless you’ve suddenly gained a superhuman throwing arm.”
“Exactly. Immediately after he was knocked out, I tried to wake him up. I dragged him inside and kept trying. All of a sudden, Marie appeared out of nowhere.”
“Marie Laveau?” Lindsey whispered in a concerned voice. “Did she have something to do with
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