Maddie was justifiably affronted. “You act as if I go around looking for trouble.”
“Not looking,” Kreskin corrected. “It simply seems to find you.”
“Oh, whatever.” Maddie rolled her eyes, leaning in as Nick kissed her cheek. “What happens now?”
“Now we take Dora in and question her,” Kreskin replied. “You’re going to have to give a statement. You, too, George. Other than that, it seems pretty open and shut.”
“That’s good.” Maddie scratched the side of her nose. “I guess that means I can cook dinner two nights in a row, Nicky. What sounds good tonight?”
“You don’t have to cook,” Nick argued. “In fact … .” He broke off and flashed a quick look in George’s direction while gathering his thoughts. “I thought maybe we could go to the diner for dinner.”
“Again? I thought you liked my cooking.”
“I do,” Nick said, bobbing his head. “If we go to the diner, though, you can focus on getting to know George over a meal instead of fussing over food.”
“Oh.” Maddie pressed her lips together and tilted her head to the side, considering.
“You don’t have to do that,” George said after a beat. “If it’s too soon … .”
“It’s not too soon,” Maddie said, making up her mind. “Dinner at the diner sounds good.”
“It does?” George couldn’t help but be hopeful. “Really?”
“Really.” Maddie nodded, flashing a small smile. “You can bring the photo album … and your stories.”
“That sounds good.” George’s voice cracked as he fought off tears. “What about your mother? What about Maude?”
Maddie shrugged. “I can only tackle one thing at a time. They’ll either learn to live with it or, in Granny’s case, complain for the foreseeable future and see how much mischief she can find.”
George snorted. “Thank you. I would love to have dinner with you.”
Maddie held her hands palms up and exhaled heavily, weighing the decision. It felt right. She didn’t know what would come in the future, but for now, things felt right. “We have to start somewhere.”
“So we will.” Nick grabbed her hand and grinned. “If you want to make an apple pie for dessert, though, I won’t complain.”
Maddie returned his smile. “Somehow I knew you would say that.”
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Acknowledgments
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