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Scotty beamed with the praise She kissed his forehead and tiptoed out of the room
Pam had the tea brewed by the time Leah returned "Where’s Diane?" she asked about her friend’s oldest child
"Doug had to run an errand and she wanted to go with hiotten around to the dinner dishes Sit down and tell me what’s upset you so much"
Leah didn’t knohere to start, or if she should It wasn’t easy to ads "Andrew and I had a spat, is all We both needed so serious, is it?"
Leah shook her head, discounting her concern "II don’t think so We’ll be fine"
Paht the china teapot to the table "You’re sure?"
"We rarely squabble and it upsets me e do"
A series of short horn blasts interrupted their conversation Although the sound was irritating there seemed to be a certain rhythm to it Leah closed her eyes and listened carefully If she hadn’t known better she’d swear it sounded like so out "Hit the Road, Jack"
Paclever about getting it"
"It sounds like"
" ‘Hit the Road, Jack,’ " Paers as she walked toward the door She stopped abruptly and turned around, looking puzzled
"Is it Doug?" Leah asked
Pa from your car"
This had to be some kind of joke She set aside her tea and followed Pa that weird sound?"
"It’s your horn," Pam insisted "Just listen"
"My horn!" She joined her friend at the doorway
"This is the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen in oing on here" She grabbed her car keys and hurried across the yard
"Mercy, stop that right thisover the trunk of Leah’s car, her hands braced against her hips Knowing she’d overstepped her authority, Mercy reluctantly coel had dispatched Shirley to send her home
"Did Gabriel send you?" Mercy de down in flaet yourself into even bigger trouble"
"I had to do so fast," Mercy cried "Andreorried because he can’t find Leah"
"What?"
Mercy should have known she’d need to explain "Leah and Andrew argued thisand now he feels terrible He wants to talk to Leah but he doesn’t knohere she is"
"We’re not to get involved in any human’s life," Shirley chastised "By the hat’s with that ridiculous song?"
"It was popular several years back, one Leah would recognize I’htail it home"
Shirley folded her arms over her chest and i trouble with this one By heaven, Gabriel’s going to be furious SecularLoeet Chariot’ just didn’t hack it I was desperate It worked, didn’t it? Look, Leah’s leaving now and two to one she’s headed ho bets now too?" Shirley said behind a smile It wasn’t unheard-of for a prayer anels were known to have found ga
"Are you with the God Squad Police Patrol or so?" Mercy blurted out i falling neatly into place with her prayer assignreed to date a fine, upstanding young reat father