Chapter 5“The place looks good, Sean,” Roy Miller told him the Saturday before Halloween as Sean and Delores had finished setting up everything.
“Thank you, Roy. And thanks for agreeing to help the two of us with the tea.”
Roy, a retired school teacher, patted Sean’s arm. “I was happy to do it when Delores told me things were getting out of hand.”
I eyed Delores, who eyed me right back. “Out of hand?”
She gave her usual sniff. “You added two more tables this year to the tea.”
“It was hard for me to say no to customers.”
“That’s why it’s out of hand. If you do this for your holiday teas, we’ll have to not only get Mr. Miller to help us”—she glanced at her husband—”but that new boyfriend of yours.”
“Sean’s got himself a new boyfriend?”
“Delores,” I growled under my breath.
She paid
