The Busy Woman's Guide to Murder (42 page)

Jack said, “I am.”

“Me too.” I was. Not only would I finally have a real life with Jack, but also a major renovation. That offered wonderful organizing possibilities.

I said with a delicious shiver, “We’ll need charts, schedules, priorities, lists—”

Jack said, “I guess we’ll need a new bed. King-size, because I’m tall.”

I felt myself blushing. “That would be good. High-thread-count sheets.”

A small voice in the back of my head said,
What took you so long?

We drove on through the clear, bright morning. For the first time in two weeks, Woodbridge was blessed with blue skies, fluffy clouds, and warming temperatures. Around us the snow was melting furiously. The Santa Fe splashed though puddles the size of lakes. Spring was on its way. New beginning. New life. And whatever else that would hold for us.

Mary Jane Maffini
is a lapsed librarian, a former mystery bookstore owner, and a lifelong lover of mysteries. In addition to the five Charlotte Adams books, she is the author of the Camilla MacPhee series and the Fiona Silk adventures. She has nearly two dozen short stories published in anthologies and magazines such as
Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
. She is a former president of Crime Writers of Canada and has won two Arthur Ellis awards for best mystery short story as well as the Crime Writers of Canada Derrick Murdoch award.

Mary Jane is a frequent speaker on crime fiction and the writing process. She lives and plots in Ottawa, Ontario, along with her long-suffering husband and two princessy dachshunds. Visit her at
www.­maryjanemaffini.­com
.

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