Chapter 14
Being back at the store felt strange — and yet good, too, a return to normality she’d been desperately craving. Just as it had felt so real, so ordinary, to get up and have breakfast with Will and then kiss each other before they went their separate ways for the day. Rosemary knew she would miss him, but at the same time, she was glad to have the store waiting for her. Celeste had called the day before to confirm that Rosemary had been coming in, and she’d assured her sister everything was fine and there shouldn’t be any further disruptions to their schedule.
“Good,” Celeste had said. “Because I’m just buried trying to get this costume done on time.”
“What is it?” Rosemary asked. “I’m dying to know.”
“State secret,” her sister replied. “You’ll see on Wednesday when we come b
