Chapter Nine
“FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE,” Myrtle grated.
“Hellooo there!” Eloise said cheerily. “Fancy running into the two of you here. I was just thinking about you, Miles, and suddenly my thoughts manifested. It’s a miracle.”
Myrtle was fairly certain that there was nothing remotely miraculous about the fact that Eloise was stalking Miles. This wasn’t the first time since Miles had broken up with Eloise that she’d suddenly appeared. Myrtle was convinced that Eloise suddenly found Miles irresistible because he was no longer available to her. She’d seen it happen all too often before in her 80-something years.
Miles gave Eloise a small smile. “Hi there.”
“Want to have lunch with me? Both of you are welcome, of course. I thought I’d go to the diner.”
Myrtle decided to let Miles handle this a
