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My brows shot up at his thick Russian accent "I’m her son"

A hesitant smile foraze left ret filled his face "I’et here for the funeral I didn’t know she was sick I would’ve liked…" He drew in a sharp breath like he was trying to control his eain"

"How did you know her?" I asked

"We used to dance together o"

Abby’s arm jerked fro as saucers "Oh my God You’re Yuri?"

He smiled "Yes, but how did you know?"

"Susan toldap between her and Yuri She leaned up to whisper soonized sob escaped his lips When she finally pulled away, tears streamed down his cheeks "Really?"

Abby nodded

"Thank you," hehis cheeks, he turned his attention to me "May I have aanyway," I replied

"Niceyou," Yuri said

"You too," Abby replied while I nodded

As alked away, Abby took uy and what didshe wanted just between us--a girl’s thing"

I skidded to a stop "Please telllike that!"

Abby’s blue eyes widened "No, no, of course it’s nothing sordid like that!"

"Tell rowled When she shot me her infamous ‘Don’t you dare use that tone with ing, and she knew it "Please"

"Okay, since you asked nicely, I’ll fill you in on the way to the concert"

The idea of a benefit concert in my mother’s memory had been Abby’s idea She wanted it to be a hometown crowd for those who knew and loved o to cancer research and the A us perforh school where bothof our newly billed act, The Crossroads Tour, where Jacob’s Ladder and Runaway Train tea with her brothers, Abby and I would be singing several duets before Runaway Train ca I’ll Take You with Me It had been bittershen the song shot to number one on the Billboard Top 100 the day of Ma it as theof the year, I knew the truth It was about iht