Chapter Eight

Lily

Maggie and Lily spent the better part of the afternoon in the playroom. After several tea parties with stuffed animals and playing hide and seek to the point where they'd run out of places to hide, they headed back upstairs.

The rest of the day they were outside on the playground. Lily pushed Maggie on the swings and went down the slides with her. They laughed and had fun the entire time. So much fun, that Lily didn't realize how fast the time had flown by. When she checked her watched, she realized it was already almost time for dinner.

“Hey, Maggie, we should go in and figure out something to eat,” Lily said.

Maggie agreed and they made their way back into the house. The timing was perfect, too. Wyatt was just about to leave for his gala when they stepped into the kitchen.

“Hey, guys,” he said, as he clasped his gold watch around his wrist. “Have you been having fun?”

“Yes!” Maggie said. “We've been on the swings and earlier Aunt Wiwee played tea party with me.”

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