Make No Mistake by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Pulse

Chapter

Ten

NANCY GAVE MATT a tentative smile and waved at him. Instantly an answering smile spread across his face, making her wonder if she’d just been imagining his angry scowl.

“It’s freezing out there,” Bess called to Nancy and George as they made their way back to the front door. “Hurry up and come in!”

As the girls brushed the snow off themselves and stepped inside, Bess asked again, “What are you guys doing here?”

“I guess we could ask you the same question,” said George.

Bess spoke in an excited rush as she explained. “I ran into Matt downtown at the bakery. He was buying a cake for Mrs. Adams. It’s some kind of tradition they have or something. Anyway, he suggested I come back and share it. I thought it would be rude to say no.”

“So you were just being polite, eh?” said George, rolling her eyes. “I don’t suppose that the opportunity to spend time with the super-gorgeous Matt Glover had anything to do with your decision?”

“Absolutely not,” said Bess indignantly. Then she blushed. “Well, maybe a little. I mean, I know he’s not going to fall in love with me or anything, but I just think he’s so romantic!

“Now it looks like we’re getting snowed in,” Bess went on. From the flushed look on her face, Nancy could tell that being snowed in with Matt Glover would be Bess’s idea of paradise.

Nancy couldn’t help smiling at Bess. It was great that she was so happy. Nancy just hoped she wouldn’t be disappointed.

“I hope we’re not ruining your romantic afternoon,” Nancy said apologetically. “We really came to see Mrs. Adams.”

“I’m glad you’re here.” Bess looked around. “Matt must still be on the phone. I guess we can just go to the kitchen,”

As they walked down the hall, Bess turned to George and Nancy and said, “Oh, by the way, it so happens that Matt passed the lie-detector test with flying colors. I think you owe him an apology, both of you.”

Nancy was surprised. “Did Matt tell you himself that he passed?” she asked. If so, there was a chance he was lying.

“Nope. Your father did. I saw him just as he was leaving his office, before I ran into Matt.”

“Lie-detector tests aren’t infallible,” Nancy said, “but passing is definitely a good sign for Matt.” If Matt was an impostor, she would have expected the lie-detector results to be inconclusive at best.

Bess frowned. “ ‘A good sign’? That’s all? You’re such a skeptic, Nan. When are you going to admit that Matt Glover really is back?”

“When all the evidence is in,” Nancy said, pushing through the door to the kitchen.

Mrs. Adams was sitting at the long oak table. Nancy was surprised to see that her eyes were red, as if she had been crying. She was staring out the kitchen window and didn’t even seem to notice that the three girls had come in.

“Anything wrong, Mrs. Adams?” George asked gently.

The housekeeper jumped half out of her seat, then relaxed when she saw Nancy, George, and Bess.

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