Film Strip (30 page)
Authors: Nancy Bartholomew
If it were possible to be temporarily dead, I was. My heart stopped, my blood ceased to flow, and I was frozen.
“Hey,” I said weakly, “how you doin'?”
Big Moose chuckled softly. “We should talk,” he whispered.
“Sure,” I said. “Whatever you say. When?”
Nailor and Francis were watching me. Francis looked like a 911 call, sheer emergency, total concern.
“Soon,” he murmured. “I'll be in touch. In the meantime, I'll be keeping an eye on you.”
The line went dead and I looked up at Francis.
“Who was that, babe?” Nailor was smelling trouble.
I smiled up at him just like I used to smile at Sister Mary Ignatious right before I told her a big, fat lie.
“Oh, nothing. Just my uncle wishing me well. You know how family is.”
Nailor smiled, but it was a cop smile, a look-out-'cause-I'm-getting-to-the-bottom-of-this-one smile.
“No, babe,” he said, pulling me back into his arms and starting to dance. “I don't know how families are. Why don't you tell me? I figure I've got all night to hear more about your family. Why don't we start with that famous uncle of yours?”
The music switched to Dean Martin crooning some old tune about love. Nailor's grip on me tightened as I sighed and settled into his arms. It was going to be a very long night.
Also by Nancy Bartholomew
Sierra Lavotini Mystery Series
Drag Strip
The Miracle Strip
Maggie Reid Mystery Series
Your Cheatin' Heart
FILM STRIP.
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First Edition: October 2000
eISBN 9781466883642
First eBook edition: September 2014