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We leaned against the wall, watching as a physical therapist helped an orc move down the hall. He used a walker, and from the way he hitched his gait, I suspected he’d done something to his left leg. Maybe he’d had surgery. At the other end of the hall, an elf pulled a covered food tray from a big silver cart and took it into one of the rooms. Late lunch or an early dinner?
“I never should’ve married you,” a woman said inside Sue’s room.
Melly’s wide gaze met mine, and she whispered. “That’s Sue. She’s not married.”
“You’re the one who insisted on the Elvis wedding,” a male said.
“That’s Alfred.” Melly’s eyes grew even wider. “They’re married?”
Did this somehow tie into what happened? An assumption like that would be a stretch, but I wasn’t leaving any possible clue unexplored.
“Grannie never told me they’d gotten married,” Melly added softly. “She and Sue are best friends. Maybe Granniedoesn’tknow.”
“I hate Elvis, but I love you,” Sue said. “If I hadn’t drank all that free champagne at the casino, I might not have taken a peek inside the chapel.”
“It was fun having the Elvis impersonator marry us,” Alfred said.
“Do you think it’s legal?” Melly whispered.
I shrugged. “I’ll see if I can find the license online later.”
She nodded, and we leaned toward the door. We should knock. Go inside now that Sue was out of the bathroom. But I suspected the conversation would end abruptly, and we might need to hear what they said.
“I love you,” Alfred said in a pleading voice. “I have almost since we met at the pharmacy all those years ago.”
“He’s a retired pharmacist,” Melly said.
“I love you too,” Sue said with a sigh. “But you cheated on me!”
Melly’s eyes grew even wider.
“I apologized,” Alfred said. “It was just a kiss.”
“A kiss is still cheating,” Sue huffed. “And with Carla, of all people.”
Carla?
Melly’s wide-eyed gaze met mine.
“You said you forgave me,” Alfred said.
Sue sighed. “I did. You’re right.”
“I only want you, sweetheart,” Alfred said. “Not Carla.”
“That gold digger,” Sue snarled.
“She’s not,” he said. “She’s just lonely.”
“Then she needs to find some friends because she can’t have you.” Sue sighed. “I’m sorry we haven’t spent a lot of time together lately. Things have been tough. There’s so much to take care of all the time.”
“That’s why I’ve offered to help you,” Alfred said. “Over and over again.”
I’d done some research online last night. Sue was a retired kindergarten teacher.
“I know you have, and I appreciate it,” she said.
“First things, first. I brought the paperwork with me. The pen’s lying next to it.”
