Maxine POV
Today went by in a flash, but even with me being busy getting the final touches done in the workshop, an undercurrent of something else was going on, the whispers I couldn't quite catch, the looks that Tank was being given. The atmosphere was like it was building to a party, but we had no party tonight, so it wasn't very clear. I tried to concentrate on my work and not listen to the gossip that floated into the workshop.
Cricket, in her exuberant way, came bouncing in to drag me away for dinner. I had lost track of time and hadn't noticed it was past the usual time for dinner, maybe because I had been in the kitchen helping prepare, and time can slip away quickly when you are chatting with the ladies.
Tank made sure I had a full plate before we went into the club rooms, and t
