Chapter 13
I might have been caught off guard and left a little tongue-tied, but Sophie was as smooth as ever. Edward readily believed that Coco had given us directions and was amused by an abbreviated accounting of the missing spoons. Then she had him explaining all about his work in an office downtown and agreeing to forego his planned lunch at home for a hot meal off the street if he would agree to escort us back to Otto's hideaway.
"I know a man who sells the best hot sausages," Edward said as we walked into town. "He's from Bavaria originally. Old family recipe, he says. And he serves them up in a hard roll that's worth the cost all in itself."
"Well, it's our treat since you're helping us out," Sophie said.
"It does sound fantastic," I said, and my stomach growled aloud just at t
