Aunt Maggie and Uncle Paul:

Lyle looked Kat in the eye.

�When are they coming?� he asked.

�Saturday,� Kat replied. We looked at her with big eyes.

�That soon?� I asked.

�Yes,� she answered. I couldn�t stop smiling at those words. It�s always fun when Aunt Maggie is around. She always comes with great stories.

�Can with buy that pudding from that shop that she likes?� I asked. For once since yesterday, Kat smiled.

�Of course,� she said. Lyle made a face at me.

�Pig,� he muttered under his breath. I stuck my tongue out at him.

�Come on, guys,� Kat said. �Behave for me, please?�

�Yes!� Lyle and I said together. Kat gave us another smile.

�Very good,� she told us.

Our aunt and uncle came over that Saturday morning. I got up early and waited by the big bay window. I still had on my pajamas; that�s how excited I was.

�You still not dressed?� Lyle asked me as he walked into the living room. I turned and looked at him.

�Neither are you,� I pointed out.

�Well� yeah!� he said. I smirked at him.

�Admit it,� I said. �You are just as excited as I am.� Lyle only nodded at me.

�Fine,� he grumbled. �Are they here yet?�

�Nope,� I said. A few minutes passed when I noticed a black BMW pull up in the driveway. I felt my heart flip in my chest.

�They�re here!� I exclaimed.

�No way!� my brother gasped as he hurried over to the window. The BMW pulled to a stop and shut off. Out came our aunt and her high-powered lawyer husband. They got married four years ago. There is still not much I know about Uncle Paul. From what I hear, he dresses really sharp and smells like expensive leather. Lyle just loves the gold rings on his hands. I raced over to the door to let them in.

�Auntie!� I cheered aloud. Maggie waved at me.

�Angel!� she called out. I raced forward and hugged her.

�I missed you so much!� Maggie called out.

�Me too,� I said. I looked out to see Uncle Paul walking up beside her.

�Hello there, Claudia,� he said. I waved at him.

�Hi!� I said.

�Hello Maggie, Paul,� we heard Lyle say behind us. We looked up to see him waving at our aunt and uncle from the doorway.

�Lyle!� Maggie said with a huge grin on her face. �Come over here and give your favorite aunt a big hug!� She let go of me and walked over to him. My attention turned to Paul. He straightened out his khaki shorts. I walked up to him with a strong step.

�Can you please save him?� I asked in a serious tone. Paul adjusted his watch.

�It�ll be tough, but I can work through it,� he said.

�Please?� I begged. �I don�t want to see Kat upset anymore.� Paul lightly shushed me.

�I�ll see what can do,� he said. I breathed with a sigh.

�Thank you,� I said in a small voice.

�Of course he can!� Maggie boomed. �Your uncle here is really good at what he does!� I hope so, I thought. I followed them as they all went inside the house.

�Baby sis!� Maggie said when she spotted Kat sitting in the living room. Kat rose to her feet.

�Maggie!� she said. �So nice to see you again!�

�Same here!� the older sister said. �We got your call as soon as we came back from Paris. The airports here are a nightmare.�

�I see,� Kat said.

�Paul is already starting to look into the case,� Maggie said.

�That is good to know,� her younger sister told her. Kat straightened back some of her hair.

�Have you had anything to eat?� she asked.

�Not really,� the older sister said.

�We still have some lentil soup left over from last night,� Kat replied. Maggie had a grin up to her ears.

�Sounds good,� she said. Kat turned her attention to us.

�Kids, go get changed for the activity center today,� she said.

�Yes, Kat,� we said. Then, Lyle and I turned and headed down the hall to the bathroom. As I followed my brother, I happened to hear Kat, Maggie, and Paul all talking in the kitchen. Their conversation stopped me still in my tracks.