It didn’t take long for sherry to spot Cody. He was talking to a group of men who were gathered in a circle. Their discussion appeared to be a heated one, and sherry guessed the topic was politics. It wasn’t until she was closer that she realized they were contesting the pros and cons of adding jalapeño peppers to Billy Bob’s barbecue sauce.
They are just neighbors Heather whispered as they approached. “Dad can talk to them anytime.”
Unwilling to interrupt him, sherry stopped the girl’s progress.
“But this could go on for hours!” Heather protested apparently loud enough for her father to hear, because at that moment he turned and saw them.
His eyes moved from his daughter to sherry, and he looked as if he couldn’t believe she was really there, he excused himself to his friends and bega
