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“I want to.”
“You hate hiking, and exercise for that matter.”
“I don’t!”
“You told me so yourself.”
“Whatever, I don’t have time to stop and talk, Fin. I need to walk, then I get wine.”
“What’s the deal with her?” Fin whispered as Maggs stalked away from him looking pissed off.
“She met someone who likes hiking. She’s trying to impress him.”
Fin’s mouth drew into a line.
“So what are you doing up here?” Piper asked.
“Checking the course for the Coffee Run.”
“They still do that?” Charlotte sounded surprised.
“Sure.” He looked at Charlotte. “You planning on entering?”
“No, I won’t be here.”
“Those Howards don’t give much away, do they?” Fin said softly as Charlotte walked away. “She carries the same look as her brother.”
“Hardly surprising when you remember who their mother is.”
“There is that. Okay, sweet cheeks, duty calls. Watch the crazy redhead doesn’t fall down a bank or walk into a tree, will you.”
“Roger,” Piper said, accepting his kiss on the cheek.
They walked for an hour, then turned around and walked back again. Piper loved every minute, especially as the two women she walked with didn’t want to talk, which left her alone with her thoughts.
“Thank God,” Maggs moaned as they reached her home. “You two go on in and take a seat, I’ll get us something to drink and eat. Bailey’s probably already here.”
“I should probably leave,” Charlotte said, standing outside the front door looking uncomfortable.
“Why?” Piper asked her.
“Oh well… ah, I need to get home.”
“You told me you saw your dad just before we hiked.”
“I—yes, but Dylan and Ava….”
“Wine and food, what’s not to like. Move your ass, girl.” Piper waved Charlotte inside, deciding to take the choice away from her.
“Hello.”
Bailey was seated in the conservatory, which was the feature of the little cottage. Views of Roxy and Phil dominated the vista, and it was somewhere a person could lose themselves for a few hours.
“Wow.” Charlotte stopped walking when she saw it.
“Impressive, right?” Piper followed her.
“It really is.”
