Dead Gorgeous (22 page)

Miss Eve sighed. ‘I’m going to miss Liam. I liked him.’

‘Why, Miss Eve, I do believe you’re getting soft in your old age,’ teased Miss Dawn.

‘Never! Come on, old woman. It’s time for us to pack up and move on.’

‘But we will come back once Mr Clibbens opens the tunnels, won’t we?’ asked Miss Dawn.

‘If we must,’ sighed Miss Eve.

‘Oh, definitely. They’re going to be the biggest tourist attraction for miles around. We can’t miss at least one trip through them.’

‘What we will miss is our train, if you don’t hurry up,’ Miss Eve complained.

Miss Dawn watched Nova and Raye for a while longer. ‘Good luck to both of you,’ she whispered. ‘And try not to miss Liam too much.’

‘Will you please get a move on?’ snapped Miss Eve. ‘Nova and Raye won’t be that unhappy. They have each other now.’

‘I do so love a happy ending!’ sighed Miss Dawn.

‘I don’t!’ Miss Eve grumbled. ‘So tell me, will they ever see Liam again?’

Miss Dawn turned to Miss Eve and smiled silkily, saying, ‘Now that would be telling!’

And the two old women turned round and went back into the hotel.