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"Whatever happens, don’t regret" Monica set her pizza back doithout taking a bite "Here is the thing We all know you It’s not like he can casually date you, treat you like crap, and none of us hear the details I meanI like to think we’re friends"

"We are"

"And I’m super close to Walt and now Dakota And you and Dakota are tight So the grapevine is woven in ways none of us want to change"

Mary really hadn’t thought of it that way "And if things aren’t cool between Glen and ly" She hated personal conflict She could handle it in her professional life But she had enough as a child and avoided it as an adult whenever possible "Maybe I should cancel before anything gets--"

"No! That’s notno Listen, I’ to deny that Glen has been a player But I haven’t heard of hi a jerk to the women in his life And every player eventually calms down"

"Soed her with a nod "I’m not convinced that’s Glen From what I’ve been told about his e"

"I’ about that kind of thing"

"So date And unless there is a conversation about amy" Monica’s words trailed off

"Then assuamous"

Her lunch date didn’t confir other wo her? She knew it happened all the ti up on the pizza "And another thing"

"More words of advice?"

"More stateoes down between you and Glen We’re still friends He’s familybut you and I are friends, and I don’t want anything to wiggle between that"

"Deal"

Dakota’s in-laws and parents all shuffled off to the airport Friday afternoon By two, Mary was finished with her clients and heading home Leroy met her at two thirty with a crew of men

"See here" The sa that she’d seen the first day he showed up to her house "The pipe is crushed at this point"

Mary glanced at the screen, saw the pipe in question

"Okaywhat does that mean?"

"Means we need to replace the pipe or you’ll be calling us back out here in no ti"

"Yeah As long as the roots find their way into the pipe, and they find wateryou’re going to have this issue"

Mary glanced beyond her bathroom "So where is the pipe?"

Leroy walked outside of the bathroo space He stopped about six feet in front of her front door and pointed down "Here Under the slab"

Mary glanced at the tile entry and the carpet that filled her living rooet to the pipe?" She hated to sound blonde, but she knew she did anyway