“Rory, don’t push her.” Bailey patted Maggs hand.
“No, it’s okay.” Her voice sounded like she’d scrubbed her tonsils with sandpaper. She drank more coffee and took a large bite of bun.
“Fin and I, we’ve been…” She waved a hand about.
“Doing the horizontal mambo?” Pip added. “We figured that out when you drove away together last night.”
“Was it good?”
Maggs found her first smile at Rory’s question. “So good. He’s… well, he’s—”
“Sexy as hell and has the body to match?”
“Yes, all of that, Pip. It’s no secret apparently that Fin and I have been striking sparks off each other for years.”
“I think you two were the only ones who didn’t realize that, actually,” Bailey said, which had them laughing.
“So we’ve done that, and yes it was great. He was the one who saw my scars and made me tell you.”
“We’re not getting into that, because I’m still angry there,” Bailey said. “But I have forgiven you. I’m now mainly angry that someone hurt you.”
“Oh, Bays.” Maggs sniffed again.
“We love you.”
“I love you guys too. I missed you so much.” Maggs squeezed the hands that reached for hers. “I think that’s why I never really formed close bonds with anyone. I always knew you were all here waiting for me, and that this was where I would come back to.”
“We’d have come to get you if you hadn’t,” Bailey said.
“Fin, he made me go and tell my parents. Nash was furious.”
“I’ll bet,” Rory said.
“Then we did the knitting club thing and picked Fin’s puppy out.”
“We’re getting one too,” Pip said. “Grace is hysterical about it and changed the name seven times. At the moment she’s going to be Pixie Dust.”
“Nice,” Rory added.
“Fin took me home after that and said he wanted me to stay at his because of the break-in.” She went on to explain about the missing note and the theories that were thrown around by Joe and Fin.
“Well, hell.” Pip sat back in her chair. “That’s a scary thought to have over cinnamon buns and coffee.”
“I know. It almost seems unreal,” Maggs agreed. “But then that was the only thing missing. Plus it is all around town that I found it and recognized the handwriting from somewhere.”
“So it’s possible that the note could be connected with Simon Linbar’s death? Or was it just a love letter written between a couple that may or may not have left their other halves, and now want the letter destroyed for fear of discovery?” Rory said.
“It all sounds a bit far-fetched,” Bailey said.
“Exactly,” Maggie agreed.
“Back to Fin now,” Pip said. “We’ll work on the other stuff later. Now, do you love him, Maggs?”
“What?”
“Simple question; no need to panic.”
“I’m not panicking.”
