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the line at the cash register reached all the way to the back of the room. That’s why it took me so long. I had to wait in line.”
    Thanks for telling me they had a lot of customers, Hannah thought. It makes me feel much better. Of course she didn’t say what she was thinking. She’d asked Andrea to report on the competition and that was exactly what her sister was doing. “What else did you find out?”
    â€œShawna Lee didn’t make her bed last night and she’s got a see-through peignoir set.” Andrea glanced at Norman and looked a bit embarrassed. “Sorry, Norman. I forgot you’re a bachelor. A peignoir set is a…”
    â€œI know what it is,” Norman said quickly.
    â€œYou do? But how do you…?”
    â€œTell us more,” Hannah interrupted, before her sister could stick her foot any further down her throat.
    â€œOkay. Well…she wears tinted contacts. I knew nobody ever had eyes that green! And she takes diet pills prescribed by a doctor in Minneapolis. Do you want to hear what I found out about Vanessa?”
    â€œSure,” Hannah said, indulging their personal spy.
    â€œShe’s got three raw silk dressing gowns and every single one is printed with magnolia blossoms. She must really have a thing for magnolia blossoms.”
    â€œThat’s interesting, I guess,” Lisa commented.
    â€œBut it’s not really important. The important thing is, Vanessa had at least a dozen pairs of Manolos and they were scattered all over her bedroom floor.”
    â€œWhat are Manolos?” Lisa asked.
    â€œManolo Blahniks. Designer shoes. Very expensive. I think there might have been a couple of pairs of Louboutins mixed in, and maybe a Choo or two, but I didn’t get a chance to really look.”
    Hannah was amazed. “How do you know all that? ”
    â€œI snooped. Shawna Lee and Vanessa were both busy at the counter and I had Mother hold my place in line.”
    â€œ Mother was there?” Hannah gulped out the words. Not only had her not-so-loyal customers deserted her, her own mother was patronizing their rival!
    â€œRelax, Hannah. Mother was doing the same thing I was. Luanne and Carrie were waiting for her back at Granny’s Attic and she was in line for takeout. They talked about it this morning and they decided to check out your competition.”
    â€œWho else was in there checking out my competition?” Hannah asked the critical question.
    â€œCyril Murphy. He was ordering a box for his mechanics at the garage. He’s going to let me know what everyone thinks of their baking.”
    â€œThat’s very…helpful. Anyone else?”
    Andrea turned to Lisa. “Your dad was there with Marge. I can see a difference already, Lisa. He didn’t have trouble remembering who I was and he mentioned you and Hannah by name. I think those new Alzheimer’s drugs are working.”
    â€œThey seem to be,” Lisa said, looking very happy until she remembered the other part of Andrea’s comment. “Wait a minute. What were Dad and Marge doing there? ”
    â€œThey were sitting with Herb at a table.”
    â€œ My Herb?”
    â€œThat’s right.”
    Hannah was beginning to see a pattern and she voiced it as a question. “They told you they were just checking out our competition?”
    â€œThat’s right! How did you know?”
    â€œJust a guess,” Hannah said, trying not to sound too sarcastic. Every once in a while, Andrea could be incredibly naive. “Just for the record, how many people told you they were there to check out our competition?”
    â€œWell…there was Dick Laughlin, Kate Maschler, Vera Olsen Westcott…she’s married now, you know. And Stan Kramer, Charlie Jessup, and Doc Bennett. They were sitting at a table together. Babs and Shirley Dubinski were there. They were half finished and they told me that your fudge cupcakes were a lot