Mistletoe Mystery
“Philly said to Meg, later that night. Meg had brought her a mug of cocoa. They sat on the edge of Philly’s bed, chatting. “And I should be getting you this,” she added, pointing to the cocoa. “You’re the one who did all the hard work.”
“It wasn’t so hard,” said Meg, “talking in a lousy French accent and behaving like a typical over-emotional teenager. It certainly takes me back. Matt worked hard tonight, didn’t he?”
“Yes he did.” Philly struggled to erase the memory of his bemused face when sh...e had dashed up the stairs before he could kiss her goodnight.
“We know what you mean about him though, love,” said Meg. “Me and Puck were just saying that we like him despite anything. I suppose that’s the mark of a true conman. People like them even whilst they’re being conned.”
“You don’t think I could have mistaken the phone call, do you? Maybe he meant something different.”
“I thought you distinctly heard him say he wanted to get into the attic and it would get the person on the other end of the phone what they wanted.”MoreLess
“It wasn’t so hard,” said Meg, “talking in a lousy French accent and behaving like a typical over-emotional teenager. It certainly takes me back. Matt worked hard tonight, didn’t he?”
“Yes he did.” Philly struggled to erase the memory of his bemused face when sh...e had dashed up the stairs before he could kiss her goodnight.
“We know what you mean about him though, love,” said Meg. “Me and Puck were just saying that we like him despite anything. I suppose that’s the mark of a true conman. People like them even whilst they’re being conned.”
“You don’t think I could have mistaken the phone call, do you? Maybe he meant something different.”
“I thought you distinctly heard him say he wanted to get into the attic and it would get the person on the other end of the phone what they wanted.”MoreLess
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