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They put Maggie’s bed to use until the last possible minute. When the movers arrived, Maggie thrust her tangled hair into a ponytail and directed all her worldly possessions into their care. Then Dwight took her to dinner for one last feast at the Smoke Pit Barbecue. They could have ordered snacks from a vending machine and she would have been happy. Being reunited with Dwight, knowing that he still loved and wanted her, was all the sustenance she needed.
But baby back ribs were good too.
“They don’t have anything like this in San Diego, do they?” she asked mournfully as she surveyed her plate of steaming, savory ribs. Occasional consumption of meat was one of the ways Kilby had changed her. Along with being more independent, making new friends, falling in love…
“Not likely. But we
