Immediately.
Behind me, three elderly women burst into laughter.
The sound followed me all the way across the yard.
Toward Sadie.
Toward trouble.
Toward the woman who was becoming far too important.
And for the first time...
I was starting to realize the Magnolia Ladies might be right.
Which was a truly horrifying thought.
20
SADIE
Gerald made a mistake.
Actually, several mistakes.
The first was threatening me.
The second was threatening me in Eagle River.
The third was assuming nobody was paying attention.
Everybody was paying attention.
I discovered that the following morning.
The diner was packed.
Not unusual.
The way people kept looking at me?
That was unusual.
I slid into a booth.
Immediately, Carol appeared with a coffee pot.
And a cinnamon roll.
"On the house."
I blinked.
"You don't have to do that."
She snorted.
"Honey, half the town is worried about you."
