Mooney"s was hopping. As if by some mutual consent, everyone involved in Lily"s murder had shown up tonight. From the police chief and his assistant, to the arresting officers and investigators, to neighbors and friends, everyone had shown up to raise a glass in Lily"s honor and discuss what had happened.
Piper and Joel were the first to arrive. They had agreed to meet Mooney to fill him in on all the details. He had been the one to call the police even before the gunshots had rung out in the tropical air. His concern for Tessa as she followed Nathan and Joel had been overwhelming until he"d gotten the news that everyone was okay.
When Piper and Joel arrived, they took their favorite spot out on the boardwalk. Joel took care to sit so the railing of the boardwalk protected his injured ar
