“Human ones,” Willow added.
Mae’s expression shifted slightly.“Oh?Whereabouts?”
“Shipwreck Cove.Rufus found a broken piece of leg bone this morning.I took it to Rafe.Bronwyn confirmed it was human, then we went back down to look, and Rufus found the other piece.”
“Ah.Probably from one of the wrecks offshore.”
“Yeah, that seems to be the prevailing theory,” Bronwyn said, following Mae and her suitcase up the steps to the front door.“I’m gonna read up on them tonight.”
“Ah, some nice, light bedtime reading.”
“It is for me.Ilovehistory and archaeology.”
Willow let Rufus out of the backseat and followed them, pausing on the porch.Two wooden Adirondack chairs that had seen better days were set off to one side of it.“Where did those come from?”
“Found them in your grandma’s shed out back,” Mae said.“Thought we could give them a sanding down and then paint them up together.”
So that’s what she’d been up to.Busy helping her organize the shed on top of taking care of her own chores.“That’s a great idea.I love them, thank you.”
“Figured you would.Now,” Mae said, finally handing Bronwyn the suitcase handle while Willow unlocked the front door.“You get settled, then come on over.I’ve made us lunch.Say in twenty minutes?”She started down the steps.
“Uh...”Bronwyn shot Willow an uncertain look.
No sense in arguing.“Sure, we’ll be right there.Need anything?”
“Just you,” Mae called over her shoulder, already halfway down the driveway.
Bronwyn laughed softly as she followed Willow inside.“She’s a force of nature.”
“You have no idea.”
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fter showing Bronwyn to her room and giving her a quick tour, Willow put Rufus into the backyard and walked over to Mae’s with Bronwyn.
