Crime at Cripple Creek (The Sisters Week Series #1)
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Chapter 3
It was less than an hour later that Lynn’s plane landed in Denver and it didn’t take long for them to collect the entire luggage and head out to the parking garage. If anyone noticed the three women, they would think this was the first vacation they ever had. They chatted and laughed all the way to Joy’s car.
“Lynn, I really love the hair cut. It looks great on you and I see you’re still in your bohemian stage,” Beth joked lovingly as she admired the colors and skirt Lynn wore.
Lynn was also about the same height as Beth and Joy. None of the three were much over five feet tall but they stayed slim. Lynn was a brunette and right now she sported a very short cute hairstyle. With Lynn’s tan and carefully applied makeup she looked lovely. Her blouse had the rust and orange and browns as well as turquoise that flattered her hair and skin.
Joy was the blond of the family and she too kept her hair short. Joy was into the more modern clothing designs that one saw in fashion magazines. It was not surprising due to her light complexion that she pulled the fashion off nicely.
Beth was the oddball of the group. She didn’t care if was fashionable or not, she wore what she felt like wearing. Beth thought to herself how much the three fit together. All three different in her own way and style, but they all seemed to complement each other.
“Alright, spill. Who’s the hunk and why was he looking at you as though he wants to devour you whole?” Joy asked with a giggle and brought Beth out of her private thoughts.
Lynn looked confused and said, “What hunk? What did I miss?”
Beth couldn’t hold back the smile. She day dreamed of the day she saw Tyler again. But she turned towards her sisters and told them, “He sat by me on the plane. He’s FBI and on vacation and it so happens he’s staying up by Cripple Creek too.”
“Ohhhhh, this vacation could be very interesting. You’ve never picked up a man on vacation before. I can see Joy and I will have to keep an eye on you,” This brought more laughter from all three sisters.
“You should’ve seen him, Lynn. He’s quite a hunk, tall, dark and handsome with an air of danger thrown in,” Joy informed her little sister.
“OK, Enough on Tyler. Let’s get this vacation going girls. Let’s catch up on the drive to Woodland Park. I want to hear everything that’s been going on in your lives lately,” Beth let them know the subject of the hunk was closed for now.
As they drove to pick up the cabin keys and the directions to the cabin, the women sang along with the radio and watched for wildlife along the way. Lynn and Beth always enjoyed seeing the herds of elk or a few deer. Last year they experienced a large buck that stood right next to their cabin’s front porch. That was something they didn’t get to see at home.
They exchanged stories of different things that happened recently on their jobs, and before they knew it, they were in Woodland Park.
Joy jumped out of her car and was back shortly, she handed the map to Beth who was very good at directions to getting them where they needed to go. Beth looked at the map and saw it was going to be easy getting to the cabin even though they still had another hour drive.
“We’ll stop in the store up the road and get everything we’ll need for the week,” Joy said.
Beth laughed, “We’ll have everything? We all know we’ll have to make probably two trips per day to the super market. There’s always something we forget.”
“Yes and another trip per day to the department store,” Lynn added smiling.
“That’s what makes our sister time wonderful. We don’t plan everything. We just go with the flow,” Joy told the other two.
They all decided on bacon spaghetti for the first night, and of course they planned to make some no-bake chocolate cookies. Everything would be gluten-free and delicious. They also picked up lots of fruit and some chocolate candy bars and deli meat and cheeses and soft drinks along with bottled water.
“I’ve got seasonings and other things we‘ll need in the back of the car so I guess we have everything we need, and if we don’t, we’ll be back tomorrow,” Joy laughed and made the other two laugh also.
It was mid-afternoon by the time they pulled up to their secluded cabin. They got out of the car, and spent a minute or two and looked around the outside of the cabin, each put off unloading the car and carrying everything up the eight steps to the front porch.
Their home for the week had large picture windows and a wrap-around porch that covered the whole front of the cabin and both sides of the structure. The view down the mountain was magnificent with the rock formations and trees, but the clean air was by far the best part. No other state had the fresh clean air like Colorado.
Since they stalled long enough, the women started to unload the car and carried in all the luggage and groceries. Joy also brought her sewing machine and supplies since they wanted to work on a few baby quilts for their younger brother’s first born.
They were always amazed that each year the cabin was more beautiful than the year before. They had a large kitchen with all the modern appliance, and off of the kitchen was the dining area with a huge table made from whole pine branches, at least that’s what it looked like. Very rustic furniture was also in the living room.
They discovered two big bedrooms upstairs and two downstairs. They picked out who would sleep in which room and put the appropriate luggage in the correct room. There was also a full finished basement with a pool table and of course another television. Seemed every room has a television. The basement was also where the laundry room was located.
“Let’s fix something cold to drink and then check out the back of the cabin,” Beth suggested.
Cold drinks in hand, they opened the sliding glass doors off the dining area and stepped out onto another deck.
“Wow. Look at the size of that hot tub. I bet you can fit ten people in there,” Lynn exclaimed.
The three love to explore the outdoors, so they walked around through the trees to some interesting rock formations.
“Look down below. There’s a creek not far. We’ll have to walk along it while we’re here,” Beth said.
They admired the majestic view for over an hour. There were more mountains in the distance and unusual rock formations. This was just what they needed to relax. They knew there was more cabins spread out on the mountain, but they saw none from their cabin. Everything was peaceful and quiet. Yes, this would be a very relaxing and fun week.
The three were hungry so they all got in the kitchen and cooked dinner. While Joy and Beth fixed the dinner, Lynn made the no-bake chocolate cookies. The cookies were always a real treat for the women. They didn’t make them often and the mixture of oats and butter and chocolate cooked on top of the stove and then dropped on wax paper was something they all three looked forward to eating.
The dinner was delicious and satisfying. So after they cleaned up their dishes they all agreed to change into their pajamas before they started work on their separate quilting projects.
Beth smiled to herself as she thought, sisters’ week had begun.