Brittany’s eldest brother, Tom, said to her the next morning. He’d stopped by on his way into work as sheriff of Black Rock. He was a handsome man in his khaki uniform, but he had that stern big-brother look on his face that drove Brittany crazy. “I mean, if the sight of a balloon threw you for a loop, then maybe you weren’t ready to be out on your own,” he added. “It was time for me to get out of Benjamin and Edie’s place. They’re newlyweds and need their own space and it was time for me to get on with my life.” Brittany got up from the table to refill her coffee mug. “Besides, it didn’t throw me for a loop. I just wondered who had tied it to my mailbox and why.” She topped off her coffee and then rejoined him at the table. “It was just natural curiosity.” Tom smiled at her knowingly. “Most people’s voices don’t quiver when expressing their feelings of natural curiosity.” “I’m sorry I even mentioned it,” she retorted ruefully. “You know you could always stay with us if you aren’t ready to be out on your own.
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