Part 153 (1/2)

”Well, Barry's coming. We'll see if we can get him headed

in that direction.”

”And what about you?” asked Sierra pointing her finger

at Maggie. ”I thought you'd hooked old Jed good and solid.”

The kitchen grew quiet as Maggie tried to think of a witty

comeback to keep the conversation light, but instead she

drew an embarra.s.sing blank. Thankfully, Rosa stepped in.

All in good tim~right, Maggie? One wedding just around

the corner is more than enough for everyone right now.”

”That's for sure,” agreed Audrey. ”It'll be nothing short

of a miracle if we can get those two somewhat fas.h.i.+onably

hitched.” She winked at Rosa. ”But I think we can!”

n Sunday evening, Maggie called Leah to see how

J she was doing. But Leah sounded calm, confident,

and just slightly cool. She asked why Maggie was

even concerned in the first place.

”It's just that I wasn't sure how you felt about driving on

snow,” said Maggie apologetically. ”I didn't think you'd had

that much experience yet.”

”Jed's truck has four-wheel-drive, and he showed me how

to use it. We only have a couple of inches up here right now.

I really don't think it should be any problem. And if it gets

really bad, we also have chains and Jed showed me how to

put them on if I should need them.”

Maggie ~was impressed. ”You know how to put on

chains?”