Part 115 (2/2)

She felt fl.u.s.tered, not even sure where to begin. ”Did

Leah tell you all this?”

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”Not everything. I saw you with my own eyes at the

hotel, remember?”

”Yes. But you knew it was only business

”That's what I told myself, and it wasn't easy with Bar-

bara carrying on about how great you two looked

together-”

”But Jed, you know-”

He held up his hands as if to stop her words. ”Look, I

really didn't come in here to tell you how to live. And maybe

I'm b.u.t.ting in right now, but I really thought.. .we had some-

thing...” She heard the break in his voice, but before she

could say a word, he continued, this time with a stony

expression and steel in his words. ”But I have to say, as

Leah's father, that I think it's completely unacceptable for

you to invite a strange man to come live in your home while

she's there. I'm sure you know that all this has been very

upsetting to her~”

Maggie felt as if she'd been slapped, and all of her

defenses sprang into action. ”But I talked to Leah about it

just last night, and she said it was fine. Besides, Gavin has

really changed, Jed, you should talk to him. And not only

that, but my mother's there most of the time, and Spencer

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