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Asher’s "goodthe lot of us committed

"Henry, watch!" Thalia ordered, unaware of--or possibly used to--the dour expression on her brother’s face She flicked her wrist

"Excellent forot eaten by an alligator after the second bounce"

Thalia slugged him "It did not!"

"Sadly, it did"

"Henry! Tell hiators," Henry allowed

"Et tu, Henry?" Asher held a hand to his chest Henry didn’t bat an eye He was clearly used to the dra shoes," he told his sister His gaze went to Asher’s bare feet and then, briefly, toshoes?"

"We took thehtly

"Why did you take them off?" Henry ith a more specific question this time

"Does a person really need a reason to take off their shoes?" I asked

Henry’s head swiveled towardeyebrows seemed to say Yes, a person does

"Tess," Asher said with a flourish, "meet Henry Henry, ht enerous description of our encounter outside the church

"I appreciate your sister’s assistance," Henry told o" Henry Marquette clearly didn’t want Ivy here--and just as clearly, he didn’t wantdown at ree?" The words were issued rass off s "You know, I think I do"

I’d expected the crowd inside to have thinned, but if anything, it had gotten bigger I found Ivy in the kitchen

"Everything okay?" she asked me

"Fine"

"Bodie can drive you hoh cleanup, but there’s no reason you have to"

I nodded Ivy , but now that she had a mission, she was fine Within seconds, she had her cell in her hand, calling Bodie to pick me up I ht of a man on the front porch, clothed in formal military dress

"Don’t Embarrass Me" The man’s words weren’t irl standing next to him