"Hey!" Eva said, a little desperately. "I knew I hid these for a reason," she wailed as Matty sat down next to her and grabbed a cookie. "Now they're going to be all eaten." She slumped back in her seat, chomping moodily. "My plan's been ruined."
I shot her a glance and she nodded just slightly. I knew she also meant that our little plan to interrogate Tristan had officially been terminated - for now. It would be impossible to safely bring up the topic again with all of their siblings here.
Samantha had wandered into the kitchen also, the book Ella Enchanted dangling from one hand. "Hey, are those the cookies we bought last Sunday?" she inquired, settling into her chair next to Anthony. "I've been looking for those. What happened? They just disappeared into thin air."
Later that night a
