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“Oh, no, you're not getting the best of me. Not this time.”

Maddie Summers aimed the knife at her rival.

“I've had just about all I'm going to take from you.”

She glanced across the kitchen table, then she licked her lips.

“Phil, you're hard to resist,” she purred.

Maddie lowered the blade, intent on making the first cut.

“I'll just eat the whole damned thing.” She sighed. “Mr. Conroy won't get a bite.”

She tossed the butter knife down on the table next to Phil, the nickname for her favourite bakery treat, a crumb-topped pound cake, Philly Cream Cheese Loaf.

An oldies song drifted by her ears, its familiar melody a signal that she had a cell phone call. She recognised the number immediately. It was her neighbour from the other end of the block.

“Hi, Lucille. What's doing?”

“That's what I want to know. Did you meet our new neighbour, Mr. Conroy?”

“Just saw his car in the driveway. I figured I'd go over there now and bring him one of my welcome-to-the-neighbourhood goodie baskets.”

“Mmm… With that pound cake in it?”

Maddie imagined Lucille licking her lips. She grinned in response to the mental picture.

“You're a good neighbour, Maddie.”

“Well, I hope Mr. Conroy thinks so. You know, I can't make sense of all those crazy hours he works.”

“Mr. Conroy works at Republic Airport. He's a pilot.”

Maddie glanced outside. Conroy's car was still in the driveway. She looked over at Phil, sitting on her kitchen table. The urge to take a bite was strong.

“Gotta run. Otherwise, Mr. Conroy's basket will be light. I just may eat Phil.” Maddie grinned.

She finished packing Mr. Conroy's goodies.

Grabbing the basket, she walked outside into the bright, May sunshine, ready to do her neighbourly duty.

A few minutes later, Maddie stood outside Mr. Conroy's front door.

Ding dong!