I passed the statue of Captain Reading, pausing to look up at the attempt Olivia had made to make the old scoundrel and liar look impressively heroic and saluted his grim visage. I couldn't help the soft inner sigh of regret and disappointment over the treasure, but it was satisfying to know that mystery was solved, once and for all.
And not just that one. Warmed a girl's busybody heart, it did, having the answers I needed to sleep at night.
I set out again, Petunia happily waddling beside me, with a strange thought. Maybe now that all the mysteries in my life were solved I could get to the most important one. That being the man I married, my darling Crew, who, despite my love for him, still surprised me at times. As my steps carried me past the office, I glanced in the door, spotting my darling and his former partner talking near the entrance.