For a moment, I was caught in the way Maggie inhaled deeply, taking in the lingering scent of what I was smoking. “That's not tobacco, is it?"
Smiling, I shook my head, explaining how her sister made me give up tobacco almost as soon as we became a thing. How she'd been okay with this stuff because I never chain-smoked it like I did the tobacco. Holding out the pipe to her, I offered her some.
“I'm good with my wine, thanks." She lifted her glass at me. “I actually like the smell of that. I just can't chance the random testing they do at the hospital where I work."
Peering at her because I didn't remember her ever saying it, the words were out without thought. “Maddie liked the smell too."
Unable to look at her anymore, I glanced out into the night sky. Talking about this was a reminde
