Part 137 (1/2)

How's it going with Clyde anyway?” She glanced over to

watch as Cindy now seated Jed and Leah in the opposite

corner with Jed's back now facing her so he wouldn't be able

to see when Clyde returned to sit down. Well, she'd just have

to make a point of walking by Jed's table with Clyde at her 4214Melody Carison

side after they finished their meal. Why did this keep hap-

pening? She thought about what her mother had suggested

about Jed's insecurity with relations.h.i.+ps. Well, this certainly

wouldn't help anything!

”There you are,” said Clyde as he eased himself into the

chair next to her. ”Thought maybe you'd skipped out on

us.”

”I'm sorry, Clyde. I was working on an article and totally

forgot the time.”

”It's okay.” A faint smile played upon his timeworn fea-

tures. ”Gavin and I have been having us a real interesting

little chat.”

Her brows raised with curiosity. Clyde sounded surpris-

ingly congenial. ”What's up?” she asked. Just then the wait-

ress approached to take their orders, forcing Maggie to wait

to hear what was going on between the two men.

”Why don't you tell her about your idea, Gavin,” said

Clyde as soon as the waitress got it all straight and left.

”Well, this whole darn thing with TS Development has

really got me irked,” began Gavin. ”I've read all your arti-

cles in the back papers about it, and I've talked to various