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Abby tried to keep from grinning. His name is Elvin? You got to be kidding!
     
    “After my husband died, and he did, that’s the truth, my brother died and he asked me to take care of Elvin because he needs to be cared for.” She put her hand up against the side of her cheek and whispered to Abby. “He’s on the slow side,” she said as if Elvin couldn’t hear her.
     
    “How did Elvin get to be Elvis?” Abby had to know.
     
    “That’s the thing. One day after I moved Elvin in to our home, I heard him sing. So we signed him up for shows to make money as an Elvis impersonator. After a while, it became so much easier to take the RV and hit the campgrounds. Older people love Elvis but it doesn’t pay as much as we thought.”
     
    “Is that what you do, find someone who is vulnerable and then steal from them?” Abby asked, not surprised she was still angry about the theft.
     
    “No dear. Not always. Every now and again. I knew it was wrong, but you two seemed like you had a lot of money. I mean, who goes to volunteer like you and your man did if you were poor like us?”
     
    “So you thought it was okay to take our credit cards because we seemed as if we had money?”
     
    “Yes, I did. But I don’t anymore. I’m a changed woman!” She raised both hands in the air and shouted it out as if she were telling the whole world.
     
    Abby laughed. She couldn’t help herself. “Okay Margie. I guess you are. I’m still not letting you inside my house.”
     
    “I understand I have to gain your trust again.” Doubtful! The only reason you are changed is because the agency made you and will use you to do their work instead of jail time.
     
    Could Abby forgive these two and move on? She was never one to hold grudges, but they sure fooled her and Jon when they didn’t need the aggravation. She sighed. “Life is too short to stay mad. It doesn’t mean I’ll ever trust you again but I forgive you.”
     
    Margie jumped in the air. “Oh thank you! I swear we have changed. I never liked stealing much, er, well, sometimes. But I like this sleuthing job even more. Did I tell you what happened last week?”
     
    She went on and on how they staked out an area pretending to be campers and tourists. The agency gave them some gadgets to record and snap photos. “It was so much fun when we caught the dirty buggers!”
     
    Abby laughed out loud. Once she relaxed, Penny allowed the other two in their space. She stayed cautious Abby noticed, but didn’t growl at them any longer.
     
    “Thank you Abby. I know you didn’t have to speak to us, but I wanted to apologize. I liked you from the first time we met and I feel bad for what we did. Plus it turned our lives around. Sooner or later, we would’ve got caught.”
     
    “Um, you got caught.” Abby smiled.
     
    Margie nodded. “Yes, right. I can’t wait until tonight. We will stake out this, oh! I doubt I can tell you, I think I have to keep things secret, unless you come want to come too?”
     
    Elvin nodded, his head bopping up and down. “I wish you could come with us Abby. You would have fun!”
     
    “I’m not doing much tonight. Where are you going?” Abby figured out they must be sleuthing in the area since they came to apologize. She wouldn’t mind having something to do until Jon came home.
     
    Margie stepped closer and looked back and forth like someone would be listening. Abby almost laughed out loud. “We will be part of a theme night at a resort a few miles down the road. It’s a free for all and you can dress like a childhood character or your favorite celebrity. Elvin will do his impersonation of Elvis. Hey, why don’t you come along as Pippi! That would be fun. I remember seeing you dress that way in Memphis for the kids.”
     
    Abby liked the idea. Her motivation to make kids smile died when Kevin did, so maybe dressing up for a bunch of adults would get her back in to the game again, something she needed to do for herself and the kids