Chapter 1
Maxwell hung up the phone and walked out of his office. He went into the living room to address his family. "I've decided, since Miss Babcock is going out of town for her sorority reunion, it would be a good time for us to go on vacation, too," he announced. "I just finished making the reservations. Guess where we're going?"
"Back to Paris?" Fran asked hopefully.
"No, Miss Fine," Maxwell said impatiently.
"Disney World?" Grace guessed. "A girl in my class went there last year, and she had a blast!"
"Sorry, Sweetheart, we're not going to Disney World. Actually, we're going to Nantucket island," Maxwell said. He was obviously excited, but no one else seemed to be. This was not the reaction Max had expected.
"Nantucket? Where's that?"
"It's an island off the coast of Massachussets," Maggie said. "You'd know that, if you ever bothered to study."
"Unlike you, I actually have a life!" Brighton shot back.
"Children, please," Max warned. "Maggie is right, it's up near Boston. I thought it would be a good place for us to relax and get away from everything for a while."
"Too bad we're taking Maggie with us," Brighton teased.