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It was a wonder Ruby wasn’t hollering at her, because she sure hadn’t been much help since Jack walked in the door. Ruby seemed to have everything under control, though. She smiled at Wanda Nell as she poured tea at one of the tables.
    â€œThere’s a couple of possibilities,” Wanda Nell said. “But I think the best one’s probably Mayrene.”
    â€œI’m sure Lisa doesn’t want to put anyone else in harm’s way,” Jack said. “I don’t know if she’d go for that, even if Mayrene was willing.”
    â€œLisa may not have much choice,” Wanda Nell said. “Besides, can you imagine some jerk like that getting the better of Mayrene and Old Reliable?”
    Jack had to grin at that. “I guess you’ve got a point. Do you think Mayrene would help out?”
    â€œOnly one way to know,” Wanda Nell said. “I’ll be back in a minute. I’ll order you something when I go through the kitchen. You think you can eat right now?”
    Jack nodded. “I guess so.”
    â€œRight,” Wanda Nell said. She paused in the kitchen long enough to order a chicken-fried steak dinner for Jack before heading to Melvin’s office. She wanted some privacy when she called Mayrene, otherwise she would have used the pay phone out front.
    Melvin was just leaving his office when Wanda Nell neared it. “Something wrong?” he asked.
    â€œI need to use your phone a minute,” Wanda Nell said.
    â€œSure,” Melvin said. After one look at her face he evidently decided not to ask questions. “I’ll be out front.”
    Wanda Nell shut the office door before going to the phone. She punched in Mayrene’s number, hoping she was at home.
    Mayrene picked up after three rings. “Hello.”
    â€œHoney, it’s me,” Wanda Nell said. Without giving her friend a chance to respond, she rushed on, “We need your help. That guy who was stalking Lisa, Jack’s cousin, has found her again. We need to find her a place to stay where he wouldn’t think of looking for her.”
    Mayrene had a few choice words for the stalker. When she finished, she said simply, “She can stay with me. He won’t find her here, but if he does, he may be going back to Meridian with less than he came with.”
    â€œThanks, I knew we could count on you,” Wanda Nell said, relieved. “You sure about this?”
    â€œI’m not gonna sit by twiddling my thumbs while some jackass is bothering that poor girl,” Mayrene said. “I just want to see him try something while she’s with me.”
    â€œWe haven’t talked to Lisa yet about this,” Wanda Nell said. “She may not agree to it.”
    â€œY’all just get her to come over here,” Mayrene said. “I’ll do the rest. That poor girl.”
    â€œOkay, then,” Wanda Nell said. “I’ll tell Jack, and he can talk to Lisa. He might bring her over there tonight.”
    â€œI’ll be ready,” Mayrene said. “I ain’t going nowhere.”
    Wanda Nell thanked her again before putting down the phone. On her way back out front she mulled over another idea. Finding Lisa a safe place to stay was the first priority, but after that, she was going to need a permanent solution to the problem. Lisa needed a good lawyer, Wanda Nell decided, and thankfully they didn’t have to look very far to find one. There was a lawyer in the family now, and there wasn’t anybody better.
    Hamilton “Tuck” Tucker had helped her family out of more than one mess, and now he and Wanda Nell’s son, T.J., were living together. Wanda Nell worried about them, afraid they would be attacked because of the nature of their relationship, but both men refused to be intimidated. They were discreet, but they didn’t hide their relationship either. Wanda Nell loved them both and was happy her son had finally settled down and was