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“What is it?” Clara frowned

There couldn’t be any lies between theht? This was a new start, a fresh one Penelope needed everything to be on the up-and-up “Okay, so you kno I said I was helping Darryl with the Christmas events?”

“Yeah,” Clara said, suspicion in her eyes

Penelope cringed, wiggling in the wooden seat “Well…it wasn’t out of the goodness ofthat I needed to do corabbed her phone, pulled up the video, and handed it to a very disgruntled Clara

As the htness on Clara’s expression slowly began to fade, and then she burst out laughing

“Wait,” Penelope gasped “You’re not mad?”

“Mad?” Clara laughed harder, rising fro it back under the table “You’re the one that has to live that down That ridiculous video is punishhter followed her out of the kitchen and down the hallway

“You can stop laughing,” Penelope called after her

“No, I really can’t,” Clara called back

Penelope frowned

Amelia chuckled “Soave Penelope a quick hug before leaving the kitchen

Maisie took Aht “I’reat, just like how it used to be during the summers”

Penelope leaned away, her eyes stinging “I’m so happy too”

“No crying allowed,” Maisie said, wiping tears from her face