Treacherous Secrets novel Chapter 27

"I miss cooking for you," Sonja said, squeezing Emily's hand. "But hopefully soon we will be back to some kind of a routine. I think we both could use a Friday margarita session."

"Amen," Emily agreed. "As much as I hate the thought of going to the house, I really need to go get some clothes and get some washed.""I washed a bunch of stuff the other day when I was out there," Sonja said.

Emily smiled. "Thank you. I just really don't know what I would do without you."

Sonja patted her hand. "Let's eat, and then we'll head to the house."

It was a beautiful day and Fernando was outside working in the gardens. "You know," Emily said. "I think I'm going to put on some work clothes and work out in the garden with Fernando. I think that would really help me get some things sorted out in my head."

"I think that sounds like an excellent idea," Mario said. "I'll join you two. We really need to get the tomato and pepper plants in the ground."

"Kim said she was going to come out later and take pictures. I'm glad to see that everything is coming in bloom and looks so pretty. Maybe we'll have some margaritas when she comes."

"Good idea," Sonja agreed. "I'll get some cleaning done and then we'll have a nice dinner at our house. Kim can join us."

Going back into the house was not as hard as Emily had thought it would be. She avoided going into the family room, or looking out the back windows. She went upstairs and found some old Capri's she liked to wear gardening, a t-shirt and tennis shoes.

It was hard to avoid looking out the back windows coming down the stairs, but she made herself do it. She could see glimpses of the patio and the drained pool. It had been such a horrible shock to find Kenton's body in the pool. She still couldn't believe it. She had been so angry at him for what he had done to her, and a part of her had wanted him dead, and now he was. It was so awful and at the same time a relief. That was what was bothering her more than anything else, the amount of relief she felt that Kenton was dead. It was almost like she had wished it to happen.

Shaking off her thoughts, she went out the front door and around the side of the house. She walked through the long yard toward the vegetable gardens.The tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths were in bloom all over the yard. Fernando had kept the yard trimmed and cared for the past few days while all this insanity was happening."Do you already have the tomato and pepper plants?" she asked Fernando when she got to the vegetable garden.

"No, I was waiting until you were definitely ready."

"We'll go get them after Kim comes to take pictures."

"So, are you ready to start moving on with the changes you wanted to make?" Mario asked.

"I'll help you go through that if want. I know it will be difficult, and I can call Ashley, and maybe she can tell us what to look for," Kim said.

"That's a good idea. Let's plan on doing that tomorrow night. The viewing will be over at six. I've already paid for tonight's hotel room, but I think, after being here today, I'll be ready to stay here tomorrow night," Emily said, looking around the yard again. "I didn't realize how much I missed being here until we came this morning."

"That sounds great. Hopefully, Ashley will be back by then, and she can go through the papers with us. Maybe we'll have a sleep over. We'll get Sonja to come up and it'll be a girl's night."

Emily squeezed Kim to her. "That is a great idea. I think that may be just what I need."

They spent the next few hours taking pictures of the garden and talking about Emily's plans to change it. Kim said she had to go take care of some other projects but would be back later in the afternoon for margaritas and dinner.After Kim left, Emily, Fernando and Mario went to the nursery to get the tomato and pepper plants.

It was just starting to get dark when they finished planting the tomato and pepper plants. Sonja and Kim were waiting at Sonja and Fernando's house for them with fresh margaritas and steak fajitas.

Emily was exhausted, but it was a good feeling. It seemed like it had been months since she worked in the garden, when, in fact, it had been less than a week. Fernando turned on the television to the news and the main story was about the Kentucky Derby Festival and the activities going on in preparation for it.It hit Emily that Kenton would have been there today if he weren't dead. She sighed sadly. She didn't even miss him. Wasn't that awful? Her husband of six years was dead, and she didn't miss him.