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“Afternoon, Maggie, did I wake you?”

“No, we were just… What do you want?”

“We need to go to Ireland.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. I’m not going anywhere with you.”

“Your Aunt Maud has run off with my Uncle Declan, and my Aunt Clara would like him back. Besides, your ma says if they don’t come back for the trial, Maud will be hunted down by Interpol and the humiliation would be too much to bear. Oh, and she says if that happens she’ll never forgive you for besmirching the family name.”

Sam folded his arms. “Meg’s going nowhere without me.”

Michael reached into his jacket pocket. “I guessed you’d say that so I have three tickets to London on the first flight out Monday.”

The End

About the Author:

Born and bred in the UK, Lillian Grant's whole life was turned on its head when, at the tender age of eighteen, she met and fell instantly in love with her darling husband. She knew the minute she met him she was going to marry him and, fortunately, he came to the same conclusion less than six months later.

She has travelled the world with her husband and currently calls Australia home. It didn't take her long to turn native. She became an Australian citizen and dropped the British accent. However, her wanderlust didn't stop with moving to the other side of the world. With her husband and two sons she has moved from state to state, always ready for a new adventure. Her stories reflect her love for travel and exotic locations, along with a quirky British sense of humor. Well, you can't give up
all
of your heritage now, can you?