Chapter 13

"I think it should be bigger," Alton said, looking up at the outside of the restaurant.

"I think it's just the right size," Diane told him. "Bigger isn't always better."

"What do you think, Jessie?" He looked over to where she stood on her crutches next to Jack who had his arm around her.

Jessie couldn't take her eyes off it. This was an important day in her life, and the sign was the milestone marker. "I think it should go a little to the left. What about you, Bob?"

Bob looked down from where he stood on a ladder. "I think it's the right size and it looks damn fine right here."

The crowd gathered on the sidewalk burst out laughing. A number of people had gathered to watch Bob take down the Delfina's Diner sign and now they were waiting for the new one to be hung. Jessie could feel the excitement and expectation and it made her feel good. These people had become her friends as well as customers.

"Then we're good to go," she told him, grinning. "Put it in place."

This new sign w