He snorted.“Other than the dead body we stumbled over in the vineyard?It’s going pretty great.”
“Wait.What?”Simon did a double-take.“Someone died at the wedding?Seriously?”
Darwin filled them in on everything that had happened, including finding Arthur’s body, his suspicions about Jameson, Rhett, and Upton, and thinking Silas and Harold looked familiar.
“And you still can’t remember where you saw them?”Dean asked.
Darwin shook his head.“Kyla is doing a background check on everyone, so I’m hoping that will help.”
“I can’t imagine Katrina is thrilled you think her father and brother might be involved in murder,” Lennox said.
“About that.”Darwin winced.“I conveniently forgot to tell Katrina that I asked Kyla to check into her father and brother.”
Dean’s brow furrowed.“Call me old-fashioned, but it doesn’t seem like a good idea to hide something like that from her.She’s going to be pissed when she finds out.”
“In retrospect, I know it’s probably not my brightest idea,” Darwin agreed.“Honestly, I didn’t think it was a big deal when Kyla suggested poking around in their background at the same time.If I’m lucky, she won’t learn anything incriminating, and it’ll never come out at all.”
“And if Kyla finds out Katrina’s brother and father are involved in that guy’s murder?”Dean said.
“Then I’ll have to tell Katrina the truth, and deal with the fallout,” Darwin said, even as he prayed it didn’t come to that.
“Okay, putting that potential land mine aside for the time being,” Lennox said, “how’s everything else going with Katrina?”
Darwin’s mouth curved.“We’ve been having a really good time together.I mean, I could do without some of the games we have to play with the other guests, but I can’t complain since it gives me a chance to spend a lot of time with Katrina.I know we just started dating and all, but she’s the kind of woman I could see myself falling for.”
“Wow,” Simon said.“That was fast.”
“I guess,” Darwin admitted.“But when you know, you know.”
“Does she feel the same?”Trace asked.
Darwin thought for a moment.“I think so.At least, it feels that way.Unfortunately, there’s another guy at the wedding from her past who wants back in her life, and that’s made me start doubting things a little.It doesn’t help that her mother keeps trying to get Katrina and Upton together.”
Simon stared.“Is this the same Upton you think might have murdered Arthur?”
“The one and only.”
“Well, that’s messed up,” Dean muttered.
“Does Katrina seem interested in him?”Simon asked.
“Not really.She thinks he’s kind of a doofus.Unfortunately, he also has a lot more in common with Katrina than I ever will.”
“Like what?”Trace asked.
“They grew up in the same world in terms of money, education, family expectations, and that kind of stuff.Hell, they both even recognize all that fancy food rich people eat.She might be fine with me at the moment, but what about in the future?Wouldn’t she rather be with someone who complements her better?”
Simon frowned.“Are you sure Katrina didn’t invite you to the wedding to make this guy jealous?My sister had a friend who did that once.It’d certainly explain why someone like her would bother with someone like you.”
Crap.He’d never once considered the possibility Katrina was using him.Maybe not to make Upton jealous, because she genuinely didn’t seem to like the guy much.He could also be a murderer, so there was that.But what about to get back at her parents?
“Knock it off, Simon,” Lennox snapped before glaring at Darwin.“And you, get your head out of your ass and stop worrying about crap that doesn’t matter.Katrina asked you to go to her sister’s wedding because she’s into you, not to make some other guy jealous.And if she thinks you think that, you’re going to blow this.”
His buddy had a point.He needed to stop being paranoid.Katrina had never given him any reason to think she wasn’t genuinely interested in him.
Before Darwin could reply, the truck ground to an abrupt stop.
“Looks like we’re here,” he said.
