Christmas at Saltwater Cove: a Westcott Bay novella by Amelia Addler

Author:Amelia Addler [Addler, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ANJ Press
Published: 2020-10-06T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Margie did what she could to keep the party running, but she was worried sick about Barb. Maybe there really was something wrong at the barn that was making people ill? Or maybe – heaven forbid – something was wrong with the food?

But no, that didn’t make sense – food poisoning didn’t strike suddenly like that. What was going on?

Margie didn’t have to wait too long for an answer; after about forty minutes, Sandy called her from the hospital.

“It seems that Barb has recovered – but they’re running some tests.”

“Oh thank goodness!” Margie said. “I’ve been so worried.”

“Another thing – to get her to agree to come inside, I had to make a deal with her.”

“Oh?”

Sandy laughed. “She demanded that her cookies be brought here so she can continue sampling.”

Margie closed her eyes. What a demand. “You’re kidding! Do you think that’s a good idea? What if the cookies made her sick?”

“I think that’s very unlikely,” said Sandy. “It could have been a number of things, but probably not the food. Is anyone else suddenly falling ill?”

Margie paused and looked around. The music was still playing, kids were running around – everyone seemed to be back to enjoying the festivities. “No. No one else is ill…yet.”

“Don’t worry Margie – they’ll figure out what happened. And Barb is fine. All is well.”

Margie wasn’t sure about that, but she was glad that Barb had at least recovered. “Should I pack up some cookies then and drive them over?”

“Actually, I don’t think you need to trouble yourself. Hank got wind of the commotion and stopped by to check on everything.”

Margie heard a muffled, “Hey honey!” in the background.

She smiled. “And all this time I thought he was working.”

“He is working,” said Sandy. “But now, apparently, he can make it part of his official duties to pick up those cookies for Barb. He said he’ll stop by now.”

Margie laughed. “That’s perfect.”

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