Dearly Depotted
Dearly Depotted
“Once we had everything loaded in the van, I volunteered to make the deliveries so I could dash out to the Garden of Eden afterward for a little chat with Gunther.
“Whatever it takes to help our Gracie,” Lottie said, shutting the back gate. “I’ll hold down the fort here.”
At the banquet center, I passed the ballroom, where employees were inflating balloons, setting out plates and flatware, and hanging a banner that said, HAPPY 35TH ANNIVERSARY, CLAUDE AND JUDY. I continued past and was about to ...go into the kitchen when Kevin the waiter came out carrying a round tray filled with glass tumblers.
“Hi,” I said cheerily. “Remember me? Well . . . here I am again.”
“Sure, I remember you, Abby,” he said, giving me a coy once-over, which couldn’t have been easy to do with that huge tray in his hands. “Still working on that murder?”
“You bet. Is Gunther around?”
“He’s in the kitchen. Hold on and I’ll get him for you.”
Other waiters were scurrying between the kitchen and ballroom, so I walked up the hallway to get out of the traffic.MoreLess
“Whatever it takes to help our Gracie,” Lottie said, shutting the back gate. “I’ll hold down the fort here.”
At the banquet center, I passed the ballroom, where employees were inflating balloons, setting out plates and flatware, and hanging a banner that said, HAPPY 35TH ANNIVERSARY, CLAUDE AND JUDY. I continued past and was about to ...go into the kitchen when Kevin the waiter came out carrying a round tray filled with glass tumblers.
“Hi,” I said cheerily. “Remember me? Well . . . here I am again.”
“Sure, I remember you, Abby,” he said, giving me a coy once-over, which couldn’t have been easy to do with that huge tray in his hands. “Still working on that murder?”
“You bet. Is Gunther around?”
“He’s in the kitchen. Hold on and I’ll get him for you.”
Other waiters were scurrying between the kitchen and ballroom, so I walked up the hallway to get out of the traffic.MoreLess
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