A/N: Just a reminder I did go back and do some editing to the previous chapters. I'm also looking for a Beta so if anyone is interested just let me know.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS BELOW, THEY BELONG TO JANET EVANOVICH.

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Chapter 4

After waking up an hour ago, all I have done was toss and turn. So far that's got me nowhere but almost waking up Joe. I don't know exactly when he got back but giving he left a little after ten last night and my alarm clock currently states that is four in the morning. It's safe to say he's probably tired, with the resolution I decided to get up. Once I'm in the kitchen I look to see what all I got; in other words what Joe bought yesterday. Let's see left over spaghetti from last night, beer, couple bottles of water, and Rex's celery meaning nothing much at all.

With that conclusion out of the way. I decided on looking up real estate companies in the area. After a few sites later and I came across Thompson Family Real estate and if I'm not mistaken I think I went to school with their kids, but luckily they don't live directly in the 'burg so that there gives the credit in my book alone. So I took done there information and decided to get ahold of them at a more decent hour other than four something in the morning. Then began looking up more information on my FTAs.

Today I decided to try to find Carl Coglin, who was of all things a taxidermist—really. Stopping by the office I decided to ask Connie if she knew anything about Thompson Real-estate co. "oh, you remember Jenna and Oliver Thompson? I think they graduated with you and my younger sister Tina." "Oh yeah, I remember the twins." "That's their family business." she explained as Lula walked in. "I think I'm just going to stay here today." Lula said as she looked at me. "OK, I will see you girls later." I told them as I left for the day.

Pulling up to Carl Coglin's house I couldn't help but shake my head, a taxidermist. "Carl Coglin" I said as I knocked on his door. "Yes" came a reply from the man answering the door. "I'm Stephanie Plum from Vincent Plum Bail bonds; you missed your court date." I informed him. He began to look around as to find the joke, after not finding any he look back at me. "You see I can't I got a fresh opossum on the table right now and this time year they are hard to come by." I can honestly say that's a new excuse for the books. "Well it won't take long" I tried to reason with him. "Well ok" he said "just give me a second, I need to put the opossum in the freezer." he said. Looking around the porch I got funny feeling "well shit, he's going to run" and ran into the house to see no sign of Carl Coglin. Until I made my way back to my car, I see Mr. Coglin walking away from my car to his. Taking off running towards his car speeding a way I turn to my car in time to see what had looked like a squirrel explode on my passage side of dash board, "Really!"

Making my way home to change and shower before going to Thompson Real-estate. I get a phone call from my mother wanting no if I could take grandma shopping today, why not. When I get out the lord and behold there is Morelli sitting in my room. "Hey cupcake." "Hey Joe" "Did you hear about Dickie?" "Nope" I said as I began to dry my hair. "He's missing" "what happened?" "Don't know, neighbors called said heard gunshots car squealing away, and that's it" Joe said. "Do they have any leads? Suspects?" "You" "me"

Picking my grandmother up was going to be a pain I thought pulling into the driveway of my childhood home. Sure enough this has probably already gone through burg and to my mother. "STEPHANIE MICHELLE PLUM!" was the first thing I heard when I walked into the house. "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, KILLING POOR RICHARD!" my mother said. "Mom the last time I seen Dickie was yesterday and I was with ranger and he was alive." I defended myself to my mother. "Then why am I hearing that you killed Richard?" she asked. "I didn't kill him." I said firmly "last night I was with Morelli" with that my mother seems to accept that I wasn't the killer. "Where's grandma?" I asked to see my mother shake her head. Hearing her name she made her way down the stairs to the kitchen. "There is my Grandbaby, you going to help me get ready for my date?" oh boy!

My grandmother's first stop of the day was to the Clip n' Curl, the local Beauty salon in the burg. While my grandmother was getting her hair done I decided to call the real-estate company.

"Thompson real-estate, what can I help you with today?" asked the woman's voice.

"Yes, I'm looking into find a new home"

"Oh that's great, to whom am I speaking to?"

"Stephanie Plum"

"Stephanie, oh my god this is Jenna, Jenna Thompson"

"Hey, how are you?" I asked

"I'm fine"

"Do you think that I can meet someone today?"

"Well, you remember Amanda?"

"Yeah I remember"

"She's out showing a house at the moment but I can see if she can meet you."

"I will have her give you a call when she gets back"

"Ok". My Grandmother walked out just as I was finishing up my conversation with Jenna. With her purse to her side, she looked up at me. "You, ready?" she asked, and with that we were off to the mall.

A/N: I will probably be skipping around and grabbing a few key points and FTAs from the series. So if there is any particular FTA you would like see appear in this story just let me know and I will try to see that they make it in.