@mrgrayputnam
“You have a funny sense of time,” Magdalena said as she opened the door, flashing a smile so that he knew that she was only joking. To be fair, Gray was only 15 minutes late, but she couldn’t resist making the jab. Maggie still couldn’t believe that she’d missed Gray’s birthday. She’d known him for so long and spent so many birthdays with him that it was sort of unbelievable that the day had come and gone without her even realizing. Without much of a preamble, Magdalena ushered him into the dining room. She’d already set the cake on the table. “All right. Let’s get this show on the road. Cut your cake, pretty boy. We’ve got an hour and a half until Ms. Cara has to head to bed.”









