Fire at Sunset: The Firefighters of Darling Bay 4 Page 15

  The mayor didn’t hear her. “Fiona, what was that?”

  The room’s chat quieted. Fiona could feel Abe’s gaze on the back of her head. Had he ever even looked at her before?

  “It was just an idea,” Fiona said. She bit her bottom lip and said more quietly, “It’s a good idea, though.”

  “Great. Put together a proposal and present it at the next meeting. Abe, do the same.” She lowered her yellow-framed glasses and looked around the room. “They’re the only two so far who have approached me about the Coast Guard turning over the lighthouse to our local government, but the forum will be open. The council will decide in closed session after that meeting what we’re going to do with the building. That’s all, folks. Please keep your clothes on, at least until you get past the security of your own front door, and have a good night.”

  Fiona felt Daisy clutch her forearm. “You’ll be great! You can rehearse your pitch with me, and you’ll finally get that eyesore torn down.”

  Fiona, though, just drew her black cowboy boots back out of the way of Mrs. Luby, who stepped over them with small, pinched steps. What if people hated her idea? What if they ended up hating her? She tugged off her earring and worked the metal between her fingers.

  And the idea that Abe might also be presenting?

  The hook of the earring snapped between her clenched fingers.

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