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been sitting in the café all morning, chatting up a storm.” Jennifer gave them both a Cheshire cat grin.
    Kelly glanced into the adjoining yarn room. Sure enough, Lizzie was holding a skein of turquoise yarn and seemed to be explaining something, while Eustace stood attentively listening. Well, well, well.
    “I’ll be darned,” Kelly said, returning her friend’s conspiratorial smile.
    “Oh, my goodness,” Mimi said, eyes alight. “I’ll have to tell Burt. Now, we should all act as if we haven’t noticed a thing, understand?”
    Kelly nodded. “Don’t worry. After watching Megan slowly warm up to Marty a couple of years ago, Jennifer and I are pros at pretending not to notice.”
    “Well, time to get back to the café. I simply wanted to share my observations with you two. Give everyone a heads-up so they’ll be on guard.” Jennifer gave a wave and slipped around the corner.
    Kelly watched Lizzie’s round face, flushed now, and dimpling with her cheerful smile. Kelly noticed Eustace was smiling as well. Whatever they were talking about, yarns or the weather, they both looked very happy.
    “They’re so cute,” Mimi observed as she continued winding. Kelly couldn’t resist. She turned to Mimi with a wicked grin. “That’s exactly what we all said when we saw you and Burt flirting over the yarn bins.”
    Mimi’s mouth dropped open, and she flushed scarlet. “You didn’t !”
    “Yeah, we did,” Kelly teased. “You two were so cute together, and you never noticed us spying on you.”
    “You spied on us! How could you?” Mimi exclaimed, clearly shocked.
    “We couldn’t help it.” Kelly laughed. “You two were in the shop and so were we. I’d go into the yarn room to get something, and you two would be giggling over the yarn bins.”
    “Giggling!” Mimi, clearly indignant. “We were not!”
    “Yes, you were, and you were so cute , too.” Kelly teased again.
    This time, Mimi picked up a nearby ball of yarn and tossed it right at Kelly. Kelly simply cackled in reply and caught the yarn before it hit her face. First baseman’s reflexes still razor sharp.

    Steve pulled his big red truck into Greg and Lisa’s driveway, behind their cars. Marty’s car was parked on the street, he noticed. So was Jennifer’s. Everyone was there. He stepped out of the truck and slammed the door, pausing only to check if any more FOR SALE signs had popped up since he’d been there last.
    He felt that old familiar wrench in his gut as he counted every one. Four . Four that he could see down this street and around the corner. At least he hadn’t heard about any other houses gone into foreclosure. Steve strode up the walk to the front door and rang the bell, a mixture of apprehension and anticipation running through him. He needed to relax with old friends, even if they couldn’t resist ragging on him. Just to talk about something other than business. He needed downtime .
    The door opened wide. Greg stood there with Steve’s favorite amber ale. “C’mon in, buddy,” he beckoned and handed Steve the brown bottle. “Pizza’s on the coffee table. We left you some.”
    “That’s a first,” Steve joked as he entered the foyer. “You must miss me.”
    “Yeah, we do,” Marty called from the great room where he sat on the love seat beside Megan. “Even Greg and I can’t finish all this pizza.”
    “Here, Steve,” Lisa said, pointing to the cocoa-colored armchair. “Sit down and dig in. There’s more than enough.”
    Steve quickly scanned the circle of friends who’d gathered. “Hey, guys.” He gave a crooked smile before he sat. “I grabbed a burger on the way out of town, but this sure smells good.” He took a long drink of the Fat Tire ale.
    “Your favorite, pepperoni and cheese,” Megan said, pushing the box with several tempting slices toward him.
    “Better watch those fast-food burger stops. They’re deadly,” Jennifer warned as she sipped her diet soda in a nearby love seat.
    Pete sat