Four Seasons of Mystery by Karen MacInerney

Author:Karen MacInerney
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gray Whale Press

"Tough crowd," John said as we hurried out to the van a few minutes later. I'd distributed candles and flashlights; with the exception of Charlene and my cousin, all the other guests had dispersed to their own corners, doubtless to continue their complaining in private. Our heat wasn't electric, thankfully, so the place would be warm, but I hadn't gotten around to picking up a generator yet, so our lighting options were limited. Was the whole island blacked out? I wondered. And would the power come on in time for the wedding?

Assuming there was a wedding, that was.

"It's kind of a relief to be in the van," John said. "Do you think Gwen was serious about calling the wedding off?"

"I don't know," I said. "I don't think she's not going to marry Adam. It's just whether she's going to do it when her family's here, I think."

"They were pretty poorly behaved," John said.

"You think? I'm disappointed in Bridget; I thought she'd come to terms with things."

"I think Margaret's dissing her daughter has rekindled some of that. I can't say I blame her."

I sighed as John put the van into drive and headed up the rapidly whitening driveway. Fortunately, neither John nor I had had any of the spiked hot chocolate, so we were good to drive. I just hoped the two families didn't burn down the inn while we were gone.

"At least Gwen and Adam have some things in common."

"What do you mean?'

"Two Tiger Moms," I said as we crested the hill on our way to the church; the snow was falling so quickly that the wipers could barely keep up. We couldn't stay at the church long unless we wanted to walk home, I thought. Although it might be preferable to bunk at the church. Certainly less stressful. "No wonder Gwen and Adam both moved to an island only accessible by boat."

John squinted through the snow on the windshield. "Unfortunately, it looks they're probably going to be snowed in with them for a while."

"They can go back to Adam's place," I pointed out. "We're the ones who may be stuck with them."

"Thanks for reminding me," he said glumly. "On the plus side," he said, brightening a bit, "Charlene and Robert seemed to hit it off."

"That's true," I said as we pulled into the church parking lot next to Claudette's beaten-up station wagon. The church was dark, as was the rest of the island; the power outage must have covered the whole community. The headlights illuminated the little church; the snow on the roof and the pine trees made it look like something from a Currier and Ives painting. "I wish I knew Robert better. We haven't seen each other in twenty years."

"If they do get along, at least he's in Bangor, not Port- land," John pointed out.

"Let's not put the cart before the horse," I suggested. "She's just recovering from the last break-up, and I have no idea what kind of man Robert turned into, although he was very nice as a boy.

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