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“Okay, for you I’d engage in questionable, possibly illegal, activities to find sorinned at her

Khizar couldn’t tell if it was her smile or the sun that blinded him

“Now, that’s the way to a girl’s heart”

Jacqui offered hi back to digging

After about tenaround in the dirt beneath the bench, Khizar decided toanother hole while Jacqui filled the first She scraped the dirt back into place with her foot, and then patted it down by stepping on it as best she could

It was adorable, Khizar thought, her need to put things back into place He wasn’t sure if it was just the way she was, or the fact that this spot was important to a member of her family Either way, Khizar planned how he could make this spot even better after they found whatever Bill had left for them

He’d give so bench with Jacqui’s na so that this little piece of Bill Bauer wouldn’t be alone

The shovelhard Khizar hurried to clear an area around whatever it was, and Jacqui waited When they could see enough of the s the dirt away

She reverently pulled the box from the hole, and they sat side by side on the bench to open it Jacqui lifted the lid on the box, and Khizar was elated by as inside

Rather than a diaraph and a piece of paper The picture was old; it featured a couple holding two children, both of them boys Jacqui picked up the photo and flipped it over

On the back ritten: Jack and Bill, ages 5 and 3

Khizar realized that this photo was of Bill as a child He’d never seen anything of Bill’s that went back that far—even in his office, he didn’t keep mementos like this photo And he’d never discussed his brother

Jacqui held the photo like the treasure it was, and looked like she was going to cry Khizar laid a hand on her shoulder so that she would knoas there and he cared She laid her hand over his and squeezed it

The photo went carefully back into the box and Jacqui picked up the piece of paper She unfolded it and read out loud, “What’s MINE is yours To find it, try the front doors”