Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

"Derek didn't spill. If he's got something to say, he'll say it," Derek said, nodding towards Gilbert with a tilt of his chin. "Game on?" "Let's do it."

...

Sure enough, there was trouble at the Yates place, but it wasn't the Elliotts stirring the pot this time it was the Fergusons, specifically Adela Ferguson.

When Yates arrived, Adela grabbed his hands in distress. "Yates, you've got to help me out here."

"Don't worry, Auntie," Yates assured her with a nod. "I'll do what I can."

"And where's Edgar?" he inquired.

"Upstairs in his study."

Adela led Yates upstairs, fretting all the way. "I just don't understand his stubbornness about studying abroad!"

study, she knocked

and

in," came Edgar's clear voice from

door open to

cousin is here and there's not even a place for

"It's okay." Yates said.

Planning to take these books with me. They'd only gather dust here..." "Edgar!"

the blind date with Yuna Martin went south but that's on the Martins,

replied calmly after letting her finish, smiling slightly. "You think that's why I'm

voice grew serious his brow furrowing slightly. "I'm an adult. It. Kwant to control my own life, not have every move monitored and

you saying? I'm your mother. Everything I do is for your best interest." "Yates," Edgar turned to Yates, "See why I need to

"Bringing this up in front of Yates? I'm only trying

scoffed, his tone icy. "Is manipulating my love life

was livid,