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"You're cleaning the floor."
She looked innocent.
Fake innocent.
The dangerous kind.
"I was going to."
"You tracked manure through the entire tavern."
"I was distracted."
"By what?"
Sadie smiled.
"You."
The Magnolia Ladies erupted.
Mrs. Jenkins slapped the table.
Mrs. Baker wheezed.
Someone nearly choked on coffee.
I stared at Sadie.
Sadie stared back.
Completely shameless.
"You're impossible."
"So I've been told."
"You owe us a new floor."
"It'll wash."
"You owe me breakfast."
Her eyebrows lifted.
"You were eating my breakfast?"
"No."
"Then how do I owe you breakfast?"
I opened my mouth.
Closed it.
Opened it again.
The Magnolia Ladies were crying now.
