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Maggie

Maggie slammed the oven door shut and shook her head as she stared at the pouring rain out the kitchenRain, in huge, steady drops, had been falling frohed and went over to the kitchen island to stir her second batch of cupcake batter Three days of rain Three days since she’d heard fro, but if she were, she would report that there had been no phone calls, no

No entangleht she would have at least heard fro her to a h after their ain, s that seeht about the sunrise encounter Another deep breath and she stirred the strawberry-laced batter orously with her spatula

“Girl, whatcha trying to do? Whip those poor strawberries into nothing?” Justyn asked as he loped into the kitchen

“She’s been like this for days” Blair trailed behind hi around in the kitchen since the rain began Gru up a storm”

“Not grulare “Just bored Seriously, aren’t you two tired of the rain? Wait, don’t answer that question You’ve been holed upstairs for days I don’t want to know”

“Jealous?” countered Blair

“Not fair,” Maggie said, and walked back to the refrigerator “Nohere did I put that cream cheese?”

“Seriously, G, he hasn’t called?” Blair asked “A text?”

Maggie shook her head, then cut her eyes to the left where Justyn was propped against the bar polishing off a second cupcake She mouthed, “Not now”

“He probably doesn’t even have a clue e are talking about,” Blair said, walking over to Justyn and kissing off a tiny bit of frosting that had landed on the bottom of his chin

“What? Don’t insultwith Mr Perceptive”

Both girls were reduced to a fit of giggles for a couple iving Justyn a playful smile

“Well, enlighten us, Mr Perceptive,” Blair said pointedly “Why hasn’t sweet Maggie here heard from your best buddy in the past several days? He promised to call and take her to the movies, and then promptly dropped off the face of the earth”

“Well, you know I don’t like to get involved in other people’s personal business,” Justyn said, reaching for a third cupcake