"I need to find out who made the order and why. Please!" Nicola pleaded.
"Yes, well I can certainly understand that" Maddy admitted "I shouldn't really get involved in my mothers business but I suppose I could take a look in her sales ledger for you. She shouldn't be back here for a while."
"Please, I'd really appreciate it"
"Hmm" Maddy seemed a little nervous "Of course you would have to promise not to give my mother even the slightest clue I have helped you"
"Absolutely, I promise"
"My mothers office is out back. I cant really leave you here with all of this so you'll have to come with me. Your friend too"
"No problem" Nicola answered obediently "Come on James we're going on a trip!"
Nicola placed the frog in her cleavage where it rested quietly. Maddy tried to hide her embarassment.
"He won't want to move from there" Nicola explained with a giggle "And I kind of feel I owe him one"
"Right, well, if you"ll follow me"
Maddy led Nicola and James through to a room a few doors down from where they had been trapped. The only thing that struck Nicola about Merediths office was how ordinary it looked. It could almost have belonged to her boss at work.
"Ok, here we go" Maddy announced as she began flicking through a large and immaculately kept book of orders "Right, here we are this must be it. Two young adult homo sapiens, one male one female. The order was placed yesterday for delivery this evening"
"This evening?" Nicola gulped, this gave her less time to escape than she had thought "And who is the order for?"
"Well, I don't recognise the name but I do know the address" Maddy began to answer...