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"So what’s up with Adam lately?" Jess asked

"I know He seeht just be a little stressed out," Braden offered "Markout asa lot" That wouldlaid The question hy

"Maybe he needs a vacation," Caot," I said excitedly, sitting up and dashing into the other roo the Metro, a little free newspaper that people picked up from stacks all over the city "Look!" I handed the paper to Jess and she looked at the page I had opened it to

"Septee," she read and then started ski the article "On the 28th of this roup called The Truth Seekers It says that ‘some may call them conspiracy theorists but they consider themselves people who have opened theiris as it seems They are most well known for their belief that politicians and powerful businessether for decades to cover up evidence of extraterrestrial visitation’" She read silently again for a edly spotted near there one September back in the forties and the aliens supposedly made contact and said they would return on that day in … ‘an upco year’," she said

"Well, that narrows it down," Braden said with a laugh

"Did you hear that? This is a group of local conspiracy theorists who specifically think that politicians and businessether to cover up the truth about UFO’s!" I looked around at the faces staring back atit

"So?" Ca together Conspiracy theorists?" Did I have to spell it out? How much clearer could it be? "Look, Braden and I both feel like sootten worse since our parents announced our engagement Felicity said that soether I think uy ain by following you?" Cam asked

"I don’t know Maybe he thinks we’ll slip up and show him where the alien autopsies are done These people have their own sense of reality"

"Okay, so say you’re right and whoever is following you is part of this group What are you going to do about it?" Jess asked

"We’re going to go and confront him once and for all," I answered e like she already knew the answer to that question

"Well, I think we should all go but you don’t have to, of course It could be a fun trip though! It’s out in rural Bucks County, PA"

"Oh perfect," Braden said "Out in the middle of the woods with UFO enthusiasts Maybe we should save that trip for our honeymoon, sweetheart"

"Gabrielle, don’t you think that maybe this is pretty far-fetched?" Jess asked "I mean, just because these people are conspiracy theorists, and Felicityyou to watch out for conspiracy theorists …"

"And they believe that businessmen, liketogether And so to driveexasperated "I don’t have any other ideas, Jess I’ seeh I wonder if they’re booked up"