“I guess that would be why I never noticed you before.” Molly hoped that was why. She didn’t recognize Ginger and she thought she knew most of the regulars by now. The idea that Ginger had been coming by through the kitchen was reassuring. “But if you’ve been by, I’m sorry. I usually have a better eye for faces.”
Molly shook her head. Abby had asked her not to tell. Though that had been before Thomas and Bridget had returned, she hadn’t been released from the promise. “Things have – well, everyone’s been a little off is all. Probably just recovering from the festival. I had no idea things got so busy here.” She ended with a false brightness she didn’t feel.