Page 5 (2/2)

“Oh no, no We couldn’t impose on you like that We just ie would think about it”

“You need to go ahead and learn this right now There is no one on this island that I don’t know, and if I don’t know ya, I’oin’ find out about ya So, you and your friend just plan on being at our house at seven o’clock It is the Fourth, and we kno to do it up right Henry got soot a plan for them You’ll love it”

Blair kne to pick her battles, and it looked like she had already lost this one She also realized there was nothing on the agenda for her and Maggie except ice crea and maybe a trip to the pier to watch the fireworks

“Sure, ok, I’ll tell Maggie and we’ll be there Thank you for inviting us”

“Oh, I’-batters need to watch out for each other I’ll see you tonight”

Blair had no idea what she was talking about However, being called a ding-batter didn’t sound like a good thing She started to leave and then realized she didn’t have directions to Shirley’s house “Oh, wait I don’t knohere you live”

“Honey, just drive toward Shell Point, and when you hear the music, you’ll know you’re close to Shirley Lane” She flashed a big s into a fisher pole in the crook of his arm

Blair watched as the wo of ice she had just purchased and faced the heat

Six

Blair

When Blair finally walked in the door, Maggie was standing over the sink scrubbing viciously at the ice crea buried in the shed had not been kind to the machine It was stained and rusted froie was viciously attacking

“I thought ie scrubbed at the handle

Blair appreciated that Maggie didn’t criticize her wanderings, even though lately she was turning little errands into long afternoon excursions Often she would come home to find her friend elbow-deep in some kind of massive project The blonde knew she wasn’t the only one as bored

“You won’t believe this, but we actually have dinner plans tonight”

Maggie stopped scouring the bucket for a second, but looked distracted by the dirty, soapy mess in front of her