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“Mason?” Clara called, entering the kitchen

The pie box was on the kitchen island, slightly lopsided The boy was nowhere in sight

“Ooh, pie,” Maisie said, sidling up next to Penelope She opened the box “Messy pie, but still pie”

When Maisie went for the plates, Penelope took a sip of her coffee Clara always added cinnaed the y taste

Amelia strode into the kitchen, then All three Carter sisters shared the same slender body shape, but where they differed was in their hair, and Aer colored hair, which was a pretty contrast to her bright blue eyes She took one look at Clara then at the pie, then smiled at Penelope “Wondered when you’d find your way back to us” She stepped closer and made herself a coffee, then whispered, “Saw you on YouTube You were hilarious”

“Don’t tell Clara,” Penelope begged

“I won’t Pro to her lips, and before she drank, she said, “I like you alive”

Penelope cringed, but Maisie thrust a plate at her She accepted it with a smile then dropped down onto a stool at the kitchen island “Anything exciting happen while I’ve been trapped in the snowstorm?”

“Oh, no, you don’t,” Clara said,her ar to be any trouble”

“I’ any trouble,” Penelope countered “In fact, I’ve decided to help Darryl over the holidays with so on”

Ahter Okay, so she obviously suspected this wasn’t exactly a voluntary venture

“Really?” Clara said, so “When did this happen?”

“Just a fewinto her pie with her fork then devouring a big bite

“Hed you We just have a lot riding on our reputations right now”

They did, Penelope knew that The three sisters had inherited the property when their grandfather passed away Instead of selling it, they all sold their houses and apart up their jobs to take their grandfather’s craft beer and work hard to get the beer distributed in North A an old man’s dream, and Penelope didn’t want to hurt that dream “I won’t mess up Promise”