Clunking and muffled cursing came from the kitchen to her left. The blonde from last night was rummaging through the fridge.

“Searching for something?”

The young woman straightened and smiled at her hesitantly.

She looked young in the daylight. Too young. Damn, I hope she’s legal. The last thing Madison needed was trouble because of—

“I thought I put my eye mask in there.”

“Eye mask?” She squinted over the kitchen counter into the living room at the chaos and then back to blondie. How could anybody mistake the wild party last night for an introduction to a beauty-product party?

The blonde shifted her weight from one leg to the other. “I told you last night. Karen will have my head if she finds out I partied too much again.”

When had she said that? And who was Karen? Last night was foggy to say the least.

“My flight is at six thirty, and I have to get back to the hotel to shower and change.”

“Flight?” Then it came back to her. Blondie was a flight attendant and twenty-one. Madison breathed a sigh of relief.

Her guest tilted her head. “Yes. I want to put the mask on when I’m in the cab on my way back to the hotel. So Karen, the colleague I share a room with, doesn’t see what a wild night I had.” A smile lit up her face. It seemed she had enjoyed their night.

If Madison could have recalled any of it, she probably would have felt the same, but—

There was a knock on the door.

“Shit!” Was it two already? If Grandmother Eileen saw this place now, she’d throw a fit and give Madison another lecture about what a failure she was. “Don’t move.” Madison made a beeline for the door. A glance through the peephole confirmed her worst fear.

Madison opened the door just an inch. “Grandmother, how nice to see you. Um, would you mind waiting in the lobby? I’ll be there in five minutes.”

Grandmother Eileen totally ignored her and pushed the door open. “Nonsense. Why should I wait outside?” She had barely passed Madison when her steps faltered. “What is this? It smells like a bar in here, and why are the shutters halfway down in the middle of the day?” She whirled around to face Madison, who closed the door. “I demand an explanation.”

Madison’s blonde bed bunny chose that moment to show up in the hallway. “Hi there.” Her smile gave way to a frown when she saw the older woman’s stern features. The girl snatched her purse from the hall closet and stepped toward the door.