Chapter 16
This time when Megan arrived at Mary’s, she used the front entrance to the property. Pulling into the parking lot, she was pleased to find the gate leading into the main house was closed and locked. She honked the horn as Lucy opened her car door and Barney jumped out. He rushed over to the walkway that would lead to the house once the gate was unlocked.
“At least the girls are taking some basic safety precautions,” Lucy pointed out the padlock to Megan, who was feeling concern for her daughter. “Stop worrying over the little things, Megan. Both girls are cautious by nature. They won’t knowingly put themselves in danger.”
Before Megan could answer her friend, Barney barked with excitement as Emma and Taylor came around the house and walked up the path. He paced the ground un
