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now the police had evidence, enough to keep her under suspicion, and Dr. Stevens aside, there seemed to be a very real case being built against her here.
She couldn’t argue with Dr. Stevens, not when she had no idea what she was even arguing against .
She couldn’t believe she was even thinking it, but Dr. Stevens was right: she needed a lawyer.
A sentiment she echoed to the girls that evening, after they’d both answered distress calls and met her at the bar.
“I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I need a good lawyer.”
“ What ?” Ashley and Cami said simultaneously, wearing matching, slack-jawed expressions of shock.
“There was a detective there and everything.” Maggie let out a groan and flopped her head down into her hands. “I’m screwed,” she said against the gross, sticky bar top.
“Don’t be stupid,” Ashley said from her right, giving her shoulder a squeeze. “There’s got to be a rational explanation for all of this. What’ve they got on you?”
“They found a strand of my hair in the drugs cabinet.”
“That’s it?”
“And the drugs always go missing during my shift.”
“That’s—how the hell does that point the finger at you?”
“There’s a lot they’re not telling me,” Maggie said, sitting upright with a sigh. “Either way, I’m a suspect. A suspect . The detective’s gonna be in touch.”
Ashley looked at her with fierce compassion, then said, “It’ll be fine. It has to be. This is crazy.”
“Dr. Stevens told me to hire a lawyer. I think this is gonna get ugly.”
“The right lawyer will have this dismissed in no time.”
From her other side, Cami made a noise of agreement. “If you’re gonna get a lawyer, Mags, get the best. Your family probably knows them all.”
Maggie snorted. “Doubt I could afford the best on my own.” At a flat look from both of her best friends, she shook her head. “I’m not asking my family for money. They don’t even need to know about this.”
Ashley rolled her eyes, while Cami adopted a thoughtful look. Then her eyes went wide, and she gripped Maggie’s forearm. “Luckily for you, my Drew and your brother Grant have a fantastic lawyer friend, and I’m sure he’ll want to waive the fee.” It was at this point that she obviously expected Maggie to know exactly who she was talking about, staring at her with anticipation, her face lit up. When Maggie failed to answer, Cami huffed and said, “Declan Archibald!”
Maggie’s stomach jolted. “No.”
“What? Why? You’ve known him for years! Of course, he’ll want to help you. He really is the best, you know. There’s a reason why he’s so filthy rich.” She winked at Maggie, as if this fact was a girl chat waiting to happen, then immediately conceded, “Okay, I know, family money. But , everyone knows he’s made a fortune defending all those politicians and CEOs. He’ll snap his fingers and get this cleared away like that .” She snapped her own fingers to emphasize her point.
With her mouth running dry, Maggie croaked out, “I can’t.”
“Why not?”
Something must have shown on her face, because Ashley and Cami both suddenly leaned towards her and Ashley breathed, “Oh my God, Maggie, why not?”
Maggie squirmed. “Something may have…happened. At the wedding on Saturday.”
“Oh no,” Ashley whispered, before glancing around for the barman. “We’re not prepared—hold on. Can we get more shots over here, please?” She turned back to Maggie, her eyes sparkling, and said firmly, “Tell us everything .”
And so Maggie told them everything, from the dates all those months ago and onto Trixie Lane, accepting their chastising about how she’d not mentioned anything before (“I knew there was a reason why you jumped into the whole Ronald thing so quickly!” Ashley exclaimed), withholding such a juicy part of her life.
Then she filled them in on the wedding this past weekend, meeting Declan again, everything he said, all of
She couldn’t argue with Dr. Stevens, not when she had no idea what she was even arguing against .
She couldn’t believe she was even thinking it, but Dr. Stevens was right: she needed a lawyer.
A sentiment she echoed to the girls that evening, after they’d both answered distress calls and met her at the bar.
“I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I need a good lawyer.”
“ What ?” Ashley and Cami said simultaneously, wearing matching, slack-jawed expressions of shock.
“There was a detective there and everything.” Maggie let out a groan and flopped her head down into her hands. “I’m screwed,” she said against the gross, sticky bar top.
“Don’t be stupid,” Ashley said from her right, giving her shoulder a squeeze. “There’s got to be a rational explanation for all of this. What’ve they got on you?”
“They found a strand of my hair in the drugs cabinet.”
“That’s it?”
“And the drugs always go missing during my shift.”
“That’s—how the hell does that point the finger at you?”
“There’s a lot they’re not telling me,” Maggie said, sitting upright with a sigh. “Either way, I’m a suspect. A suspect . The detective’s gonna be in touch.”
Ashley looked at her with fierce compassion, then said, “It’ll be fine. It has to be. This is crazy.”
“Dr. Stevens told me to hire a lawyer. I think this is gonna get ugly.”
“The right lawyer will have this dismissed in no time.”
From her other side, Cami made a noise of agreement. “If you’re gonna get a lawyer, Mags, get the best. Your family probably knows them all.”
Maggie snorted. “Doubt I could afford the best on my own.” At a flat look from both of her best friends, she shook her head. “I’m not asking my family for money. They don’t even need to know about this.”
Ashley rolled her eyes, while Cami adopted a thoughtful look. Then her eyes went wide, and she gripped Maggie’s forearm. “Luckily for you, my Drew and your brother Grant have a fantastic lawyer friend, and I’m sure he’ll want to waive the fee.” It was at this point that she obviously expected Maggie to know exactly who she was talking about, staring at her with anticipation, her face lit up. When Maggie failed to answer, Cami huffed and said, “Declan Archibald!”
Maggie’s stomach jolted. “No.”
“What? Why? You’ve known him for years! Of course, he’ll want to help you. He really is the best, you know. There’s a reason why he’s so filthy rich.” She winked at Maggie, as if this fact was a girl chat waiting to happen, then immediately conceded, “Okay, I know, family money. But , everyone knows he’s made a fortune defending all those politicians and CEOs. He’ll snap his fingers and get this cleared away like that .” She snapped her own fingers to emphasize her point.
With her mouth running dry, Maggie croaked out, “I can’t.”
“Why not?”
Something must have shown on her face, because Ashley and Cami both suddenly leaned towards her and Ashley breathed, “Oh my God, Maggie, why not?”
Maggie squirmed. “Something may have…happened. At the wedding on Saturday.”
“Oh no,” Ashley whispered, before glancing around for the barman. “We’re not prepared—hold on. Can we get more shots over here, please?” She turned back to Maggie, her eyes sparkling, and said firmly, “Tell us everything .”
And so Maggie told them everything, from the dates all those months ago and onto Trixie Lane, accepting their chastising about how she’d not mentioned anything before (“I knew there was a reason why you jumped into the whole Ronald thing so quickly!” Ashley exclaimed), withholding such a juicy part of her life.
Then she filled them in on the wedding this past weekend, meeting Declan again, everything he said, all of
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