Two BrookStone-Whisper Lake

   Laura made her way over to the old man's table after Sonny left with a drink and a charming smile to introduce herself. The man looked up at her through wise but faded eyes and told her to make herself comfortable.

No one at the bar took note of this except Fox. Now this interested him and also was an unexpected development, to bad they were at a table and not the bar he would have to settle for keeping an eye open as there were too many people in the bar right now for him to pick up any verbal information. He continued working his shift with one eye on the odd couple at the table. As luck would have it chicken Linda and drunk Linda asked him to take their picture, he conveniently posed them so he could get Laura and the old man in one of the pics without looking suspicious. Both the Linda's were well on the way to a rough night-for his relief bartender and were making their way back to their bar stools. 

 Laura and the old man who's name turned out to be Thomas talked for quite a long time Laura taking a few notes down as they talked before she left for home. She told him she would meet him tomorrow as he smiled and raised his glass in salute. Fox took mental note and watched Laura leave.

Laura got home about 5 pm, started a fire in the fire place and set out the plate of donuts she planned to binge on as she went over her notes and took in the information that she just learned from Thomas. She got comfortable and thought about some follow up questions she would have for Thomas tomorrow morning.

 Thomas made his way up to the bar about 7:30 and eyed up Fox at the next stool as he paid his tab. Fox said "your out early tonight Tom" Thomas smiled gently and said "yea I've got a little work to get to in the morning" Thomas walked out of the pub as Fox watched a perplexed look on his face. Fox finished his beer and left for his upstairs apartment. 

 The next morning Laura gathered her notes stuffed a donut in her mouth and grabbed her coffee as she walked out the door on her way to the south side of Whisper lake to meet Thomas.

She was dressed warm with heavy boots on ready for the walk around of the property on the popular yet mysterious lake.

The house and truck Thomas described were there and his directions were easy to follow. She was grateful it had quit snowing and the roads were cleared as she hated winter driving especially on roads she didn't know. Thomas met Laura at the door ready for some story telling.

The lake didn't have enough ice yet for safe walking so Laura was spared that part of the property tour at least for now. They walked and she listened as he talked and the made their way back to the house. Thomas made coffee and Laura took out her notepad. All in all it was a long morning for both of them but Laura thought she had what she needed and thanked Thomas as she left. Thomas followed her back to Brookstone Square where he headed into the pub and she made a stop into Benson's Books.