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Chapter 30: Chloe Escapes Sympathies
"There you are!" Kendra came rushing up to her with Kat in tow.
"Hey, I'm headed to the restroom." Chloe looked over at Kat, who instantly gave her a quick hug then looked embarrassed at the act. "Thank you for coming, Kat."
"Sorry for your loss and everything. Terrible. It shouldn't have happened to you. You're like the nicest person I know." Kat said.
"Thank you." Chloe really did like Kat, but she did need to go to the restroom. "Kat, I love you, but I gotta pee. It's proving to be tough to get out of this room."
"Oh! No worries, Chloe. Just take me with you." Chloe wasn't sure how on earth that was supposed to help her. But no sooner had Chloe thought this, and Kat started wailing and sobbing uncontrollably. Chloe looked at her like she'd lost it, and everyone around stopped what they were doing and looked aghast at the three of them.
"Maybe we should get her to the
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Chloe went into the living room and picked up the last couple of days worth of take-out boxes: Chinese, Pizza, Taco wrappers, and ice cream containers. She peeled a taco off the wall. And picked up a half-eaten Snickers from the armchair. So much for watching her weight, though she wasn't too far gone just yet, maybe 15 pounds heavier than she'd like. She folded her blanket after disposing of the soda bottles and beer cans and an empty bottle of wine. Yeah, she really must have been depressed, and she hadn't even noticed if depressed was even the word for it. Anxious, restless, losing her mind in the boredom that sounds more like it. Her boss had called and told her, per the CEO, probably Darren, she had the month off. Time to deal with the funeral and everything and then a couple weeks to get away and relax after. Only 70% paid, but she didn't really care she'd take it. She was almost done cleaning up and was just about to start picking up their clothes off the floo
Stranger Than Murder Chapter 32: Chloe gets Bold
"What time is it? Shouldn't we be getting ready to go?" Chloe asked. It felt as though that massage lasted hours. "We've still got nearly 4 hours." "Oh." "Now get up here but careful it might be slippery." Kendra had pulled the top sheet back about halfway and was sitting underneath scooted near the middle of the bed. Chloe climbed carefully up and onto the indeed slippery bed and crawled over to Kendra, who tossed the top sheet over them, so they were encased in luxury. "Oh my god!" Chloe moaned against the smooth silkiness of the satin sheets. "I know! It's so soft." Kendra stretched out flat and closed her eyes, obviously enjoying the feel of satin sheets. Chloe followed suit and slid down and under into the blissful satin pocket of delight. She lay there with her eyes closed, thinking of Detective Johnson and his light bulb offer. She might have to take him up on it
Stranger Than Murder Chapter 33: Chloe at the Funeral
When Chloe finally made it back to the guest bedroom, Kendra had cleaned up and was fully dressed. So much for that decade's worth of sexual release, Chloe thought to herself and went off to look for a black dress. Chloe had managed to find a black dress that went to her knees. It had a swing skirt with a black satin ribbon around the hem, and the top and sleeves were lace with a satin camisole slip she wore underneath. She'd worn it once to a function for her father-in-law's car lot. She wasn't sure what it was, some kind of fundraiser, she thought. The funeral was pretty much uneventful long boring speech and prayer with the constant sobbing from Mark Harris throughout. Even though they had forgone the church service, they still had a preacher at the burial that for some reason, decided to make up for the lack of a service. Kendra sat next to Chloe in a black patchwork swing dress that made her look like she should be walking a catwalk somewhere. And how she could
Stranger Than Murder Chapter 34: Chloe and the Stranger
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Stranger Than Murder Chapter 36: Chloe Gets Stuck
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Stranger Than Murder Chapter 37: Chloe Lays Low
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Stranger Than Murder Chapter 38: Chloe was Followed
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