Part 164 (1/2)

Audrey laughed. ”I've lived long enough to know that

matchmaking rarely if ever pays off. In fact, I'll bet that the

odds of winning the lottery are a lot better than making a

successful match for someone.”

”You're probably right. I'm just so excited to see them

both. Did you tell Barry that Rebecca flies in on Friday, the

twenty-third?”

”Yes, that's what made me think of it, since he was plan-

ning on driving down on the very same day.”

”Perfect!”

It wasn't until after dinner that Maggie suddenly remem-

bered her earlier resolve to check up on Leah. She finished

loading the dishwasher, then, bracing herself to hear Leah's

irritatingly confident voice scolding her for being overly con-

cerned, she dialed Jed's number. It rang numerous times and

finally a recorded message came 6n, playing Jed's voice in her

ear as he announced they were unable to answer the phone

right now. Just hearing his voice like that made her long to

speak to him, to tell him how foolish she'd been... but sud-

denly the machine beeped and she was forced to leave a

”brief message.” ”Hi, Leah. This is Maggie. Just wanted to

make sure you're doing okay. So, give me a call, or I'll prob-

ably call you back again. You know me, the worrying type.

Catch you later.”

When Daniel's grandpa came to pick him up, Spencer

talked her into letting him go over and spend the night. It