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“Wow,” she breathed. “I don’t even know what to say.”
Another text came through on top of the others. This one from an unknown number.
Unknown Number:
you’re going to fucking die.
“Ten bucks says that’s Scott,” she grumbled.
I screenshotted the text and sent it to the group text with my family, then closed the phone down completely.
“Come on,” I said. “Let’s go finish up your talk with the FBI agent, and then we can grab something to eat.”
That’s exactly what we did.
We went to the new diner right beside Maven’s new bakery.
Both locations worked great next to each other because one was closed when the other was supposed to be open.
Though, just sayin’, Maven had issues getting to work on time, so she might encroach on the diner a bit.
When I met the owners, however, they were the nicest people in the world. Oh, and they didn’t have a single sweet thing on their entire menu. Not even biscuits.
“John and I are diabetics,” the female owner, Cassidy, admitted. “You got any sugar-free, gluten-free things over there?”
That was directed at Maven.
Maven snorted. “No, but I’ll definitely start working on one. You can be my taste tester.”
Cassidy clapped. “Deal!”
Unsurprisingly, everybody showed up, even Keene, Ande, and their children.
Tex walked over to me and climbed into Maven’s lap. “You got any of that sweet stuff?”
Maven’s eyes glittered with laughter as she said, “Um, no. I’m sorry, Tex. Everything’s proofing right now for tomorrow’s baking.”
“That’s just awful.” Tex squirmed out of her lap.
“I see what I’m good for,” Maven teased, aiming that comment at Keene, who’d taken up the seat across from us.
“Boy thinks with his stomach, just like his mother,” Keene teased.
“I heard that!” Ande said as she browsed the menu.
“I didn’t try to hide it,” Keene countered.
“Children,” Mamasauce drawled. “Let’s talk about how I just got offered the assistant chief position.”
“What?” everyone asked at once.
“Your dad got offered the chief position.” Mom nodded.
“What are you going to do?” Quincy asked. “Because I just got offered my old job, as well as back pay, and a raise.”
“Take it for a while so we can settle the department down,” Dad admitted. “I love everyone there, and I’m not willing to throw anyone under the bus because of the poor decisions of another.”
Maven leaned forward. “I think that’s a great idea.”
