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“True,” Allie with a laugh, “but i to look next year when you dig in and add your own stuff to the mix”

“What’s up?” Sabrina asked, shoving a fewto the chair

“Oh nothing” Allie sat on the edge of the chair “I just wanted to check in You know, see how you’re doing”

“Huh” Sabrina frowned, and poked a fry into the gravy-logged cheese “I’ood”

“You do seeood”

Okay This was a weird response

“And that surprises you because…”

Allie opened her ht better of it because she snapped it closed just as fast

“Allie, what’s up?”

“Well, you know, there’s the whole Beau Si”

“Old news, Allie Beau’s been in Gravenhurst for two days You’ll have to do better than that” Growing a little concerned, Sabrina sed a rather large chunk of cheese and almost choked on it She kept her eyes on her friend as she worked to clear her throat

“Is everything all right with you, Al? With the baby?”

“Baby’s fine” Allie’s eyes slid away and that triggered all sorts of alarms inside Sabrina

“If it’s not the baby, then what?”

Allie hesitated and then sighed “I was in the grocery store buying my weekly supply of Laura Secord French Mint chocolate bars, which really, if I don’t stop eating one every day, I’hed, but it was a nervous laugh and Allie’s concern tripled