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weekend it was going to be with
three people moving in. Josh was a little different from the others though. It
gave me a warm, fuzzy feeling to have my first honest-to-goodness boarder.
    After Josh left I returned upstairs to
make up his bed. When I passed the first room I leaned in and glanced around,
but nothing had changed. Shrugging, I pulled the door closed and reminded
myself once again to mention the doors to Lucy.
    There seemed to be so many things to
remember. I have to start writing notes to myself or I’d forget something
important. 

 
    Chapter
Ten
    Saturday morning I made a point of being
up and ready by six o’clock. I guess that was a little too early because I got
cleaned up, had breakfast and then found myself with nothing to do. I’d already
made up Sharon’s and David’s rooms, so I didn’t even have that job to keep me
busy.
    When Lucy wandered into the kitchen at
seven-thirty, I had her breakfast waiting for her.
    “This is a surprise,” she said.
    “I heard you get up so I figured I’d beat
you to it. Now sit down and eat.”
    “I’m supposed to be cooking for you, my
dear.”
    “I know. And you will be, but I felt like
cooking this morning, so I did. Besides, I didn’t have anything else to do.”
    She grinned. “What time did you get up?”
    “Too early, apparently. By the way, I
meant to talk to you about the rooms upstairs. Yesterday you opened one of the
doors and forgot to close it. With boarders moving in I think we should get
used to keeping them closed all the time.”
    “I’ll be happy to keep them closed, but I
wasn’t upstairs yesterday. I never had a reason to go up.”
    “Oh. That’s odd. I closed the door and
then found it standing open. I’ll have to check the latch and make sure it’s
not broken.”
    By the time Lucy was through eating, it
was almost eight o’clock. I stood by the sink, shifting my weight from one foot
to the other, and I couldn’t seem to stop watching out the window. When I
turned around, I found Lucy watching me.
    “You sure seem antsy. What’s the matter
with you?”
    “Today is the day things start happening.
I’ve got three people moving in and the ad runs in the newspaper. I’m a little
jumpy.” I sighed. “If I’m this nervous with three people moving in, one being
the handyman and one being a friend, what am I going to be like with a house full of strangers?”
    “You’ll be fine. I think you’ve got a case
of stage fright. You’ve got all of your plans worked out, and everything you’ve
told me makes sense, and I know you’ll do okay. Just try to relax.”
    “Easier said than done. I’m glad you’re
here, Lucy. I don’t feel quite so alone.”
    “Don’t count on me with the guests. I’m
the housekeeper, remember?”
    “I know, but you’re great with moral
support.”
    About that time I heard a truck pull into
the drive.
    Remembering Lucy’s distrust of David, I
asked, “You didn’t see David when he was here yesterday, did you?”
    “No, I missed him. I’ll make a point of
introducing myself to him today. After all, we’ll be seeing a lot of each
other. I suppose I’d better try to get along with him.”
    “I can’t understand why you formed an
opinion without even meeting David. It doesn’t make much sense to me.”
    “You’re absolutely right. I’m sorry,” she
said. “I guess I’m not being very fair. I don’t understand it myself.”
    “Come with me and I’ll introduce you two,”
I said, taking hold of her hand.
    She looked reluctant, but when I let go of
her hand she followed me out to the back where he’d parked his truck.
    “Mornin’.” He greeted us with a smile.
    I glanced at Lucy and her expression seemed
to have softened just a touch. I had no idea what she’d been expecting. I told
her he was handsome and pleasant, but for some reason she didn’t seem to trust
my judgment. Maybe she actually thought I hired him solely on the merit of his
looks.
    “Miss