THIRTY
“All the way around the back,” Charley said, using her grip on Poppy’s hand to drag her down the alley next to Naughtie’s.
They’d arrived back at the Venture and shown Violet and Primrose to their new apartment. Number thirteen: Poppy and Charley’s old place. While the two Granger Girls were still adjusting to the restricted closet space, Poppy snuck Charley out and they headed over to the bar.
From the airport, Val and the twins had been taken home in a separate car. Poppy intended to call them later to check they’d settled in at home.
An important part of her plan involved Naughtie’s. Poppy would need the proprietor’s permission to hold the reception there, otherwise she’d be diving head first into a calamity.
Charley led her to a plain looking brown door next to a double-lon
