Part 67 (1/2)

be complaining that they can't even get a table at the Pine

Mountain Hotel.”

”Wouldn't that be something!”

After Maggie hung up, she called Leah and told her all

about Barbara Harris' upcoming visit as well as the dinner

reservations. ”I thought Jed might like to see her again too,

and as Michael doesn't drive...

”Great,” said Leah. ”I'll tell them both this afternoon.

But you said the reservation is for four. Who is the fourth?”

Maggie felt her face grow warm. Actually, she'd wanted

to join them herself. After all, she was the one who'd con-

nected with Barbara in the first place, and she'd sort of

a.s.sumed that Barbara's message about dinner reservations

was meant to include her as well. But somehow she just

couldn't say this to Leah. ”Well, maybe you'd like to join

them too, Leah?”

”Yeah. It sounds like it would be interesting, Maggie.

Thanks for letting me know. I better go since there's a real,

live customer coming in here right now-that is, unless she's

just lost and looking for directions. That happened yes-

terday. Needless to say, it's been pretty slow...”

Maggie hung up the phone and swiveled her chair around

to look out the window. She tried to ignore the disappoint-

ment growing inside of her. She told herself she would not

stoop so low as to be jealous of Leah. ”Just grow up, Mar-

garet LeAnn,” she whispered sharply to herself. Just then a