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he still insists on doing most of the presswork himself.

Although Scott tries to help him out in the pressroom, it's

not the best use of Scott's time when he's trying to become a

serious journalist.”

”I'd be glad to help out in the pressroom-that is, if

Clyde will let me. Honestly, Maggie, I'm willing to do what-

ever it takes to prove to him that I've changed.”

”I believe you, Gavin.” She studied him carefully. ”But

can I ask you something very bluntly?”

at ”Yeah, sure, anything. Go for it. I had to get used to this

rehab.”

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”Well, I know it'll be on Clyde's mind.. and mine too.”

She wasn't sure how to ask, other than just to cut to the

chase. Besides, she wanted to closely observe Gavin's initial

reaction. ”Okay, the thing is, I need to know if you're just

trying to get into Clyde's good graces in order to secure an

inheritance.”

She studied him carefully. Gavin looked down at his feet

for a moment. She suspected that her question might have

hurt his feelings, but then he looked back up, his gaze evenly

meeting hers. ”That's a fair question, Maggie, and under the

circ.u.mstances it 5 not all that surprising.” He cleared his

throat and continued. ”I know you'll find this hard to believe,

but money has become a lot less important to me since I quit

drinking. Suddenly I've become a lot more interested in get-