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Chapter Thirteen Jo dressed with care, selecting a russet brown suit with a light orange silk blouse. She wore shorter heels. It was the day of her meeting with Lyle, and she needed to make sure she didn’t appear sexy or too tall. She was determined to be taken seriously. “Do I look okay?” She twirled in front of Pete who was eating toast and folding the newspaper. “Beautiful, as always.” “Business-like?” “Always.” She frowned. “You’re no help.” “Can I help it? I love you. You look great to me.” Lyle was already in his office when Jo and Pete arrived. She took a deep breath before marching down the hall. “Come in,” Lyle called. Edie followed Jo with a tray holding two cups of coffee. “What’s this about?” Lyle always got right to the point. “I have some new ideas for the team.”