Hope Callaghan - Garden Girls 05 - Eye Spy by Hope Callaghan Page B
Authors: Hope Callaghan
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thrown down.
She made her way to the bottom of the stairs, shoved the bags aside and stepped into her dining room. Ruth was waiting for her at the bottom, her hands on her hips. “And I thought I had a lot of stuff.”
“Well, I had three kids,” Gloria argued.
“True,” Ruth admitted. She reached down and grabbed two bags before heading to the back door. “You know you have to mark all this stuff,” she pointed out.
Gloria trailed behind her, dragging two bags as she went. “I have a plan.”
Ruth stopped to open the kitchen door. “Oh? And what’s that?”
The two started across the drive. “You know how some stores have bins? The ones that say $2.99 or $3.99 or whatever?”
“Yeah?” Ruth waited while Gloria unlocked the barn door and shoved the heavy door to the side. “Well, what if I did that? Have a bunch of bins with a bunch of different prices?”
Ruth snapped her fingers. “That’s a brilliant idea – but say we all wanted to do that?”
“We could put little dots on the items. Pink for the stuff that’s $2.99, green for the $1.99 stuff and so on. If we stick together during the sale, we can all decide whose stuff is what. We just have separate sheets of paper and when an item is sold, we take the sticker off and put it on the person’s sheet.”
Ruth dropped the bag in what was unofficially Gloria’s section. “Sounds like a plan!”
They moved the rest of the bags into the barn and Gloria decided it was time to stop for the day. Ruth stepped into the kitchen and plopped down in front of the computer.
Gloria followed her in and headed to the kitchen sink. She washed her hands and nodded to the laptop. “Anything new?
“No!”
She pulled the leftover pizza from the night before from the fridge and popped it into the microwave. “Still want to do the stakeout tonight?”
That question seemed to cheer Ruth. She perked right up. “Of course. I already have my outfit picked out!”
The girls munched on the pizza and discussed strategies. In the past, Gloria almost always did a stakeout alone. This time she would have company. She didn’t see Ruth being much of a problem… at least she hoped not.
Gloria’s eyes slid over to Ruth, who was sitting beside her in the passenger seat. The car was tucked away, out of sight, in the alley behind the post office. They were parked at just the right angle to have an unobstructed view of the back of the post office – and the rear entrance.
Gloria smiled every time she looked at Ruth’s outfit. Her friend was shrouded in black. Black pants, black t-shirt, black socks! She even had on a black ball cap.
The sun had set hours ago. Gloria reached over and plucked Ruth’s black sunglasses from her face. “You don’t need those anymore,” she pointed out.
Ruth shoved the sunglasses inside her purse. “I almost forgot I still had them on.” Her eyes never wavered, never left the back door of the post office.
Gloria had to admit, the woman was tenacious. She made a mental note to remember that if she needed an eagle-eye with her on a stakeout, Ruth would be the one to ask.
Gloria looked up at the sky. Soon it would be pitch-black out. A small mercury lamp hung low over the back door, which gave off some light, but unless they watched the door every second, it would be easy to miss someone sneaking inside.
Gloria checked her cell phone lying in her lap. She was waiting for Paul to call. She had left a message for him earlier. She hadn’t heard from him in a few days now. Not since his children had moved in. The poor man had his hands full.
Gloria looked at Ruth in the passenger seat. She had her hands full, too. They needed to turn this investigation up a notch or Ruth would be living with her until Christmas!
Ruth reached over and whacked Gloria’s arm. “Hey! I just saw something!”
Gloria followed her gaze. There was a
She made her way to the bottom of the stairs, shoved the bags aside and stepped into her dining room. Ruth was waiting for her at the bottom, her hands on her hips. “And I thought I had a lot of stuff.”
“Well, I had three kids,” Gloria argued.
“True,” Ruth admitted. She reached down and grabbed two bags before heading to the back door. “You know you have to mark all this stuff,” she pointed out.
Gloria trailed behind her, dragging two bags as she went. “I have a plan.”
Ruth stopped to open the kitchen door. “Oh? And what’s that?”
The two started across the drive. “You know how some stores have bins? The ones that say $2.99 or $3.99 or whatever?”
“Yeah?” Ruth waited while Gloria unlocked the barn door and shoved the heavy door to the side. “Well, what if I did that? Have a bunch of bins with a bunch of different prices?”
Ruth snapped her fingers. “That’s a brilliant idea – but say we all wanted to do that?”
“We could put little dots on the items. Pink for the stuff that’s $2.99, green for the $1.99 stuff and so on. If we stick together during the sale, we can all decide whose stuff is what. We just have separate sheets of paper and when an item is sold, we take the sticker off and put it on the person’s sheet.”
Ruth dropped the bag in what was unofficially Gloria’s section. “Sounds like a plan!”
They moved the rest of the bags into the barn and Gloria decided it was time to stop for the day. Ruth stepped into the kitchen and plopped down in front of the computer.
Gloria followed her in and headed to the kitchen sink. She washed her hands and nodded to the laptop. “Anything new?
“No!”
She pulled the leftover pizza from the night before from the fridge and popped it into the microwave. “Still want to do the stakeout tonight?”
That question seemed to cheer Ruth. She perked right up. “Of course. I already have my outfit picked out!”
The girls munched on the pizza and discussed strategies. In the past, Gloria almost always did a stakeout alone. This time she would have company. She didn’t see Ruth being much of a problem… at least she hoped not.
Gloria’s eyes slid over to Ruth, who was sitting beside her in the passenger seat. The car was tucked away, out of sight, in the alley behind the post office. They were parked at just the right angle to have an unobstructed view of the back of the post office – and the rear entrance.
Gloria smiled every time she looked at Ruth’s outfit. Her friend was shrouded in black. Black pants, black t-shirt, black socks! She even had on a black ball cap.
The sun had set hours ago. Gloria reached over and plucked Ruth’s black sunglasses from her face. “You don’t need those anymore,” she pointed out.
Ruth shoved the sunglasses inside her purse. “I almost forgot I still had them on.” Her eyes never wavered, never left the back door of the post office.
Gloria had to admit, the woman was tenacious. She made a mental note to remember that if she needed an eagle-eye with her on a stakeout, Ruth would be the one to ask.
Gloria looked up at the sky. Soon it would be pitch-black out. A small mercury lamp hung low over the back door, which gave off some light, but unless they watched the door every second, it would be easy to miss someone sneaking inside.
Gloria checked her cell phone lying in her lap. She was waiting for Paul to call. She had left a message for him earlier. She hadn’t heard from him in a few days now. Not since his children had moved in. The poor man had his hands full.
Gloria looked at Ruth in the passenger seat. She had her hands full, too. They needed to turn this investigation up a notch or Ruth would be living with her until Christmas!
Ruth reached over and whacked Gloria’s arm. “Hey! I just saw something!”
Gloria followed her gaze. There was a
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