The Adventures of Maggie Parker Complete Box Set: The Magic Compass, The Gnome's Magic, The Elemental's Magic, The Magic Quest by Martha Carr & Michael Anderle

Author:Martha Carr & Michael Anderle [Carr, Martha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2020-06-23T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Maggie and Diana talked till late in the night, finally falling asleep curled up together in Diana's bed with Dexter between them. Every so often Diana woke up to make sure Maggie was still there, safe and sound, falling back to sleep. Maggie woke with the sun, sitting up to stretch, feeling every ache in her muscles. She stood up slowly and stretched, leaning over to cover Diana with the comforter and scratch behind Dexter's ears.

She headed downstairs, Dexter running just ahead of her, and saw that the front door was ajar. Did I shut that last night? She stopped and listened in the hallway for any kind of sound and looked around the room for anything out of place. "That's coffee," she said, smelling the air. "Bad guys don't make coffee." She padded down the hallway into the kitchen and found Wilmark and Bernie standing on the back porch quietly talking with Dexter running around the backyard chasing after a squirrel.

"You're awake!" Bernie clapped his hands together. He pulled open the screen door and came inside.

Maggie poured coffee into a large mug that had, I Prescribe Coffee printed on it and immediately slurped off the top, holding her mouth open to cool it off before swallowing it down, feeling the warmth travel to her stomach. "You're kind of handy with this coffee thing, Bernie."

"That was all the big elf out there."

"I see he's still sporting the leather pants and tunic look."

"I know, he needs to blend in more." Bernie patted his green sweater, crumbs tumbling off the front. "Wilmark has been waiting for you."

"Hey, I have a few questions for him, like about that ring he gave me. No one came."

Bernie look pained and let out a sigh. "Yeah, about that ring. Take it easy on him. I know, a bit of a surprise coming from me. He may have had a worse day yesterday than you," he said, arching an eyebrow. "I am starving!" He opened cabinets in Diana's kitchen, getting more frustrated with each one. "She has no food in here! Where's the Pop Tarts or the Lucky Charms. I'd even settle for some Little Debbies or a Twizzler right about now."

Wilmark pushed open the screen door and stood in the opening. "None of that is real food."

"What are you talking about? Someone makes it, I eat it, ergo food."

"I'm on Bernie's side on this one," said Maggie, slurping more coffee.

Wilmark watched her drink her coffee and smirked. "It's shapes with perfumes on them to remind you of a blueberry or a piece of cheese. Food has to be refrigerated and can go bad. Those Little Debbies have a shelf life of years."

"Making them an even more practical food." Bernie gave up, shutting the cabinet just as his stomach let out a rumble. "I'm running on fumes. I need a few breakfast tacos in my belly. Can I bring anything back for anyone else?"

Maggie opened her purse and pulled out her wallet that was still damp from the dunk in the pool.

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