CHAPTER 32Cuddy had been ecstatic when Melinda called and asked him to meet her for lunch. He had not seen her since the last proffer, when she had asked the attorneys if they represented her too and had learned that they did not. He missed his old friend. Melinda was the one who supported his dreams, who stood by him and encouraged him to do God’s work, even more than CeCe had. It had been several weeks since he had last seen her, and as he walked up to the entrance of the hip and flashy Mexican restaurant on the corner of Thirteenth and Sansom and saw his dear friend waiting outside, he was consumed with joy.
She stood with her hands on her hips in the bright afternoon sun. He hadn’t realized how much he’d missed her. When she greeted him with a kiss on the cheek, she smiled, but he cou
