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know I adore pecan pie?"

"Audrey mentioned it this morning when she called to

tell me about the wedding." Her brown eyes glowed with

happiness. "Thank you so much, Maggie. You have no idea

what this means to me."

208Melody Carlson

Maggie smiled sympathetically at her friend. "Sam said

you'd been pretty worried."

"Well, those kids had their hearts so set on getting mar-

ried on New Year's Eve, and with Max coming home, it just

seemed so perfect. But our house is so small..." She glanced

around the empty room, and then lowered her voice anyway.

"You see, Scott told me they're trying to keep everything in

their relations.h.i.+p right-you know, like according to the

Bible-and they decided a long engagement would be too

tempting for them, if you know what I mean. But please

don't repeat this to anyone. Scott only told me about this last

week."

"That's so sweet. I'm glad we can help."

"Well, it's greatly appreciated. Chloe was in here at

lunch, and she was so excited. She thinks you're the greatest.

I'm sure they'll name their firstborn daughter for you.

Maggie laughed. "Goodness, I hope not. Margaret was a

difficult name to have as a child. I wouldn't wish it on

anyone."

"Are you going to meet with us tomorrow?"

"I wouldn't miss it. Have they decided who will officiate

the ceremony?"

"Actually, Scott was thinking about asking Michael. He

really respects that young man."

"What a wonderful idea," exclaimed Maggie. "But can

Michael do it? I mean legally. Doesn't he have to be ordained

or licensed?"

"Apparently, he's already taken care of that. By the way,

did you know that Sunday will be our last day to gather at

Jed's place for church?"

"I just heard about his decision, but I didn't know it was

this Sunday."

Rosa eyed Maggie curiously. "How are things going with

you two anyway? I've been trying not to be too nosy, but I

haven't seen you two together for a while, and I've been a

little concerned. Is everything okay?"

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Maggie wondered how to explain it. "I don't know. You

see, because of Leah, we decided to sort of cool things off for

a while..."

"Because of Leah?"

"Jed was worried that she felt left out, you know, and he

wants to be a good dad to her. Anyway, it almost seems like

we may have cooled things off completely."

"Sierra told me that Leah had moved out with Jed, and I