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do you want?”

     “When you left, I felt that something might be
wrong.” Vanessa explained as she approached Andrea who sat on the back bumper
of her Bug. The headlights of the station wagon illuminated Andrea as she wiped
her eyes and sat up right.

    “It just hit me on the way back to
town. Jerry’s dead.” Andrea stressed as tears swelled up.

    AngelPie strolled from the car and jumped
onto Andrea’s lap. Andrea looked down and ran her hand along the top of AngelPie’s
back.

    “Was Jerry more than a co-worker?”
Vanessa spoke softly.

    Andrea scratched AngelPie behind the ears.

    “Jerry and I had been having an
affair.” Andrea revealed.

    “Did Frank know about it?” Vanessa
inquired. “Could he have been jealous enough to kill Jerry?”

    Andrea was shocked. “No. Frank barely
comes home anymore. He is too busy with the foundation, sometimes working late into
the night, or who knows what else?”

    “Do you think he was also involved with
someone else? Maybe Sabrina?”

    Andrea frowned. “No. For all Frank’s
faults, he would never cheat on me. Anyway, Sabrina spends most of her time
taking care of her boyfriend at the hospital.”

    “When did you become involved with
Jerry?” Vanessa asked.

    “A year ago, when we were both at a medical
convention out of town. I wasn’t looking to have an affair. It just happened,”
Andrea choked through her words. “Jerry was just such an amazing person. When
we were looking to hire him, everyone would tell us a different story of how he
was able to find a donor when no else could. He was dedicated to his patients
and I admired that about him.”

    “If it has been a year, were you going
to leave Frank?”

    “I had been thinking about it, but it
never seemed like the right time.” Andrea whispered. “I can’t believe he is
gone.”

    A cloud of dust approached the two
women. Bright headlights blinded them as a car raced towards them down the
windy, dirt road.

    “Perhaps this is Pete. He’s coming to
my house for dinner. You should really tell him what you told me.” Vanessa
remarked.

    A dust covered silver Mercedes skidded
to a halt in front of them. Frank Morton jumped out of his car and rushed over
to Andrea.

    “Where have you been? I’ve been waiting
for you at home.” Frank snarled.

    Andrea collected herself. “I was just
at the sanctuary looking for my medication.”

    “What are you two doing in the middle of
the road? What are you two talking about?” Frank hissed at Andrea.

    Vanessa looked over at her. Andrea
smiled and rubbed the top of AngelPie’s head one last time.

    “This cat crawled into my car while I
was looking around the picnic site.” Andrea fibbed. “Vanessa was able to stop
me on my way home to you.”

    Andrea picked up AngelPie and handed
her over to Vanessa.

    Frank huffed. “I will see you at home.”
He turned, jumped back into his car and veered off leaving the two women in a
cloud of dust.

    “Goodbye, Vanessa.” Andrea spoke right
before she headed off down the road.

    Vanessa stroked AngelPie who rested in
her arms, as she watched the two cars disappear into the distance. 

Chapter 5
    A battered Toyota Corolla pulled into
the driveway and Pete Wheeler got out.

    Vanessa opened the kitchen window and
called out to Pete. “You’re early,” Vanessa told him. “I haven’t finished
preparing dinner yet.”

    “Let me help out. Do you need any
vegetables chopped or peeled?” Pete replied as he made his way up the porch
steps. “In the meantime, I would like to go over the case with you.”

    Pete entered the kitchen as Vanessa
added tomatoes to her saucepan. “Would you like something to drink?”

    “A glass of water would be nice.” Pete
replied.

    “Andrea made a visit to the sanctuary.”
Vanessa remarked. “She was looking for her medication. Do you know if it was
put into evidence?”

     “No.”
Pete perked up. “That does help explain the results of the toxicology