“HI, MACIE.” MATT GREETED me with a kiss as he opened the front door. “That’s the last time you’ll need to ring the doorbell. I got your key cut today.” He smiled, holding up a newly minted key attached to a silver ladybird key ring.
It was more like a charm than a key ring. It was gorgeous. I didn’t like bulky key rings, they took up too much room. This would fit perfectly with the rest of my keys.
“Now that you’ve got me, I thought Bertie might feel a bit jealous, so I found him a girlfriend.”
I giggled. “You dag. She’s beautiful.” I ran my thumb over the raised dots on the beetle’s back.
“Any news from your sister? Are you an auntie again yet?”
My mum had texted me at lunchtime to tell me that Emily had gone into labour. “Not yet, but I think I’ll hear something soon. Her first two
