"That Roth woman backed out?""Yeah, and two more buyers canceled today.""Our flooring contractor showed up with the wrong kind of materials, too," Reid added. "He has to reorder, which will set us back a few days.""Blast it all to hell." Lance closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose as if he had a headache."So, a couple of days won't matter, and you'll find new buyers," Chase said, striving to remain calm."Does Maddie know about the problems?""No, and she's not going to," Lance growled."We don't want to worry her," Reid said. "Besides, she's been busy all week shopping."Chase frowned, wondering why they felt they had to shelter Maddie. "You know Maddie's a lot tougher than you think. She might be able to help."Lance and Reid looked at him as if he'd lost his last little bit of intelligence."We don't need her help," Lance said."Yeah, we have things under control," Reid added."It didn't sound like it a few minutes ago," Chase said.An angry scowl darkened Lance's eyes. "We'll decide whether or not to tell Maddie about our problems.
