“I’ll go open it now,” said Starr, looking irritated.
“Oh good!” said Ivy. “I wanted to practice some of my yoga stretches to relieve stress. Do you have yoga mats at the fitness center?”
Starr gave a curt nod and she and Ivy set off.
Maggie took one of the chairs they’d vacated and took a big sip of the hot chocolate. “Glad to see a fire going. I can’t seem to get warmed up, even though I have my heaviest winter clothes on.”
She did seem to have piled on at least two sweaters and what looked like a couple of pairs of pants. But Beatrice also noticed she still took a great deal of care with her appearance. She was wearing carefully applied makeup and her hair was just so. The coat she was wearing looked like an expensive fur . . . and not a fake one.
“I just can’t believe this is h
