Charitable Hearts by EJ McCay

The music was turned up loud enough she could hear it through the door of her bathroom. She liked days like this, slow and easy.
    Toweling her hair, she walked out of the bathroom in a pair of short and a tank top oblivious to the car that had pulled up while she was in the shower. The knock on the door caught her off guard and she screamed. Levi and Gary stood at the door smiling. She walked to her computer and turned the music down. “Don’t you ever call before just showing up at someone’s house?”
    Levi shrugged. “Nah, it’s more fun this way.”
    So much for my easy day. “What do you need, Levi?”
    “Nothing. Gary’s been bugging me to see your place so I thought I’d drop by and let him check it out.”
    “It’s not much.” With a wave of her hand, she invited them both in. “This is the living room, office, and general area.” She pointed to the bathroom door. “Through there is the bathroom and my closet, and out those doors,” Maggie pointed behind her, “is the kitchen on the patio.”
    “I’m sure the bathroom and closet are lovely, but I need to see the kitchen.” Gary slid past her and jogged to the back of the house.
    Levi strolled over to her computer and tapped the mouse. His eyebrows shot up, and his eyes bugged. “This says you have four years’ worth of music. How is that even possible?”
    “It’s a custom built computer. That’s my second hard drive.”
    “Second?”
    “Yeah, the first one is filled with music. When I ran out of space on the first drive, I opted to have a computer built that I could just add another hard drive to when I needed it.”
    Levi sat at the computer and stared in awe. “I’ve never seen so much music.”
    Maggie shrugged. “I love music. It keeps me company.”
    Gary came charging back in and grabbed Maggie by the waist and spun her around. He put her down and bent down on one knee. “Maggie Lawrence, will you marry me?”
    She laughed, lifted her chin, and cast her eyes down while smiling. “Yes.”
    Levi twisted in the chair and jumped up. “I object.”
    Gary stood. “He objects.”
    “Yes, he does.”
    “I wonder why.”
    “Let’s ask.”
    They both looked at Levi at the same time. “Why do you object?” they asked in unison.
    “Because.”
    “That’s not a very good answer,” said Maggie.
    Levi smiled. “Seems to work for you.” Gotcha.
    She narrowed her eyes at him and smiled. “Would either of you like something to drink?” Maggie pulled her gaze from Levi to Gary. “There’s stuff in the fridge. Make yourself at home, Gary.” She made a point of saying his name a little louder.
    Gary walked to the fridge and squeaked. “Strawberry Yoohoo? That’s my favorite.”
    “Is it?” Maggie shrugged and walked to the door of the bathroom, tossing her towel in and closing the door.
    Levi eyed her. Color me impressed.
    She casually walked to the patio, grabbed a can of soda, and parked herself in one of the chairs next to the fire pit. Levi and Gary quickly joined her, Gary on one side, Levi on the other.
    “So, you two have nothing better to do with your day than spend it in the woods with me? I’m pretty boring you know.”
    Levi propped his feet up on the edge of the fire pit, and Gary sat with his ankle across his knee. “We are easily entertained.” Levi smiled.
    “That party you threw screams otherwise.”
    “It was a Sonja party,” Gary blurted out.
    Levi rolled his eyes and Gary shot him a look. “It was a Sonja party. She invites the people and I try to get them to fund the Geeks.”
    “Does it work?”
    “Sometimes.”
    “Have you ever thought about asking for corporate sponsors? Like maybe having Sony or Microsoft foot some of the bill? That kind of stuff really looks good for companies.”
    “Never really thought about that. The first year it was just kinda thrown together. Last year it was a little more planned. My hope is that this year is the best yet.”
    Maggie took a sip of her drink. “It’s