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me earlier there would be a few
    people waiting at the house.“
    “A few… what!“ Colby was dumbfounded. He swung around to search out Brandon who was starting toward a
    small, red two-seater Mazda. He had Angela Prentice in tow. “Brandon.“
    “Yeah, Dad?“ Brandon glanced back over his shoulder.
    “Who’s waiting at the house?“
    “I don’t know for sure. I was just told that a few people wanted to congratulate you and Diana. That’s all I know,
    honest.“ He ushered Angela into the front seat of the racy little car. “Probably the Thorps and maybe that man who
    owns the grocery store. No big deal.“
    “No big deal,“ Colby grumbled as he got into the Jeep beside Diana. “I had other plans for this afternoon. The last
    thing I want to do is share a few drinks with the Thorps and McDonald.“
    As it turned out, Colby didn’t have to share a few drinks with the Thorps and Brian McDonald.
    He had to share wedding punch and cake with the entire population of Fulbrook Corners. Everyone in town,
    including Margaret Fulbrook, showed up for the reception honoring Colby Savagar’s second hasty marriage.
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    “What the hell is going on here?“ Colby raked his fingers through his hair and stared at the crowd of approximately
    two hundred people milling around the front yard of Aunt Jesse’s old house.
    “I’ll take a wild guess and say that you have more friends in town than you thought you did,“ Diana murmured as
    she slid out of the front seat. “Don’t sit there grumbling to yourself. Come and enjoy your party.“
    A cheer went up as people realized the wedding couple had arrived. A group of men swarmed around Colby when
    he climbed slowly out of the Jeep. Most of the women hastened forward to offer congratulations to Diana as she stood
    smiling beside the vehicle.
    Specter was barking furiously from the back porch where he had been confined during the wedding.
    “That dog of yours has been going wild,“ Evelyn Thorp said with a laugh as she came forward to greet Diana. “If
    he hadn’t been locked up we’d never have been able to pull this off. Now that you’re here, maybe he’ll calm down.“
    “Specter’s not accustomed to so many people being around. He tends to be protective and possessive,“ Diana
    explained as she started toward the rear of the house to soothe her irate dog.
    “Not unlike someone else t know,“ Evelyn remarked. She glanced over her shoulder to where Colby was the center
    of a throng of males. “I hope Colby doesn’t take offense at all this. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision on my part.
    But once I put the word out that I was going to have a small reception for you two, everyone in town wanted to come.“
    “It was very thoughtful of you.“ Diana opened the screen door and steadied herself as Specter leaped forward. He
    checked her out quickly to make certain she was all right, and then he perked up his huge, floppy ears and surveyed
    the crowd.
    “Colby’s kept to himself so much in the few weeks since he arrived in town that most people are afraid to approach
    him. I think everyone is rather intimidated by him, if you want to know the truth. But they’re all equally fascinated.
    From what Gil told me, your husband was a real hellion when he was a kid, and when he left town with Cynthia
    Fulbrook he was instantly elevated to the status of a local legend. Then he went on to become a successful author.
    Now he’s back twenty years later – Fulbrook Corners’ one and only celebrity. I don’t think he quite realizes how
    excited people are to have him here.“
    “Maybe this will break down a few of the barriers between him and the town,“ Diana said. “Let’s just hope
    Margaret Fulbrook doesn’t make a scene.“
    “She’s unpredictable, but I think she’ll behave herself. She’s enthralled with her grandson, you know. She’s told
    everyone how he’s got the Fulbrook eyes. She won’t want to embarrass herself in front of Brandon or do anything