"Soo, how was your trip?" Kate asked. Reynie and Katie had settled on a bench in the yard for some good conversation; Kate had positioned herself into what seemed like an uncomfortable position while Reynie was polishing his spectacles for the billionth time.
"Oh, it was good," he said nonchalantly. "We got to visit the nearby museum and take pictures."
Kate nodded and took off her bucket while fumbling around in it for something in particular. "I recently added a new item to my bucket," she beamed, "and I hid it from the others because I wanted you to be the first to see it!"
"What's the new item?" Reynie asked, knitting his brow in concentration.
"This," she said, taking out an envelope, "is something I need to give to you." She handed him the envelope. "It's rather… urgent", she said. Reynie nodded and opened the envelope to find a index card with three words that would change their lives forever:
I love you.
While Reynie and Kate were outside, Constance and Sticky had impatiently rushed to the upstairs window so they could eavesdrop on their conversation. Constance was licking rather loudly on a lollipop that she'd snatched from Kate's room. They had opened the window right at Kate's mention of a new item.
"WHAT?!" Constance whispered. At that remark, she accidentally spat out her lollipop. It went tumbling down the roof and landed perfectly at the feet of Kate and Reynie.
Author's Note: Sorry the chapter was short; I kinda' left you hanging on both sides of the story. Anyways, you can try guessing at what happens next and find out in the next chapter. =)