“I don’t pull teeth for free,” Norman replied, raising Lady Die’s pistol and pointing it at her head. “But I do occasional charity work and ridding the world of someone like you falls into that category. You can put your hands up, or you can be my next tax deduction. It’s your choice.”

“Thanks, Norman. I got her now,” another male voice said.

Hannah glanced at her bedroom doorway to see Mike standing there, and she watched as he grabbed Lady Die, hauled her to her feet, and cuffed her. “Good job,” he said to Norman.

“Thanks.”

“Do you even know how to shoot that pistol?” Mike asked.

“Not really, but I saw you pull in right before I came through Hannah’s door and I knew all I had to do was create a diversion until you got up here.”

That was when Hannah heard a sound behind Mike and she moved to a better vantage point to see Honey standing there with her hands held up to her face.

“Honey! Where were you?” Hannah asked her.

“In your laundry room. I hid in your dryer since it’s one of those big ones. Do you know you have wet clothes in there?”

“Uh-oh! I did a load this morning, and I was going to dry it, but I guess I forgot. Are you okay?”

“I’m okay.”

“You’re safe now, Honey. Lady Die’s in cuffs and you don’t have to cry.”

“I’m not crying,” Honey said removing her hands from her eyes. “I’m laughing. Your cat was on the treadmill, you threw a bowl of flour in Lady Die’s face, a dentist with a gun he doesn’t even know how to use came in the front door, and there’s a cute little cat out there in the living room looking totally confused. This place is a zoo!”

Hannah burst into laughter. “I guess it is. Are you really sure you want to stay here in Lake Eden?”

“Oh, yes!” Honey said, and she sounded very certain. “Sugar told me she left because her hometown was boring, but it’s not boring at all. If everybody else in Lake Eden is as much fun as you guys are, this is the perfect place for me.”

Chapter Twenty-eight

Chapter Twenty-eight

“Sorry I’m late,” Hannah said, sliding into her place next to Andrea at the big round table in the Lake Eden Inn dining room. “I got tied up.”

“Literally?” Michelle asked, chuckling slightly at her own joke.

“Almost literally. I’ll tell you all about it later.” Hannah turned to their host. “It’s nice of you to invite us to dinner, Doc.”

“I enjoy your company, but that’s not the only reason I invited you to join me here tonight. I waited until you got here to start, but I planned this evening as a dinnervention.”

“Dinnervention?” Hannah asked, beginning to laugh.