Chapter 16
Later Thursday Evening
Morelville, Ohio
“How’d the unveiling go?” Dana asked, before Hannah even made it all the way into the living room.
Mel looked up from the reports she’d been reading, her interest also plain on her face.
“Okay, I guess,” Hannah told them. “Mr. Barnwell really liked the cake and all the cupcakes. I think he would have eaten one of each if we had let him.” She cracked a small smile at that but then went right back to her more serious tone as she moved toward the other end of the sofa from where Dana sat. “Garrett West seemed to like the cake but we could tell he was a little disappointed.”
“The cupcakes didn’t sway him, huh?” Mel asked.
Hannah shook her head. “He liked those well enough but...I don’t know. We’ll see.”
Dana slid a little closer and la
