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He stared at h sleepy eyes, apparently shocked to findthe pot of coffee that he had gotten used to ht about that before I did it For anyone else, brewing a pot of coffee wouldn’t be that big of a deal It was just stuffing the carafe into place and hitting a couple of buttons But for my brother, it was the routine that reallyif not a creature of habit Those habits hat kept hi like he had soe the ones he already had and find new habits, but even in the few days he’d been living with ain, he’d latched onto certain ones

Getting him out of the apartment and back to ould be just what Brandon needed to start feeling norain

“Um French toast?” he asked

“Is there any scientific or anecdotalyou thought of?” I asked

“First thing I thought of I don’t think there is an official breakfast for theto have to have after walking away fro because your wife had an affair and you’re getting a divorce,” he said flatly

“You sure do kno to take the zip out of asentences,” I told him

He shrugged and went about gathering the ingredients for French toast It was a favorite breakfast of ours growing up Our mother would make it for us on special occasions like birthdays and holidays

“So, you remember, Quentin is the owner of the company He took over for his father, Gus, when the older Freeo At least, Gus is supposed to be retired He actually spends most of his time at the complex, anyway His wife, Minnie, is the one ill interview you She handles the hiring She’s really sweet, and she bakes when she is feeling stressed, so that should give you so to talk about”

“Yes, because nothing says I’m a responsible and reliable professional you should hire tostress,” Brandon pointed out

“Just keep it in your pocket unless the topic comes up for some reason,” I said

As he otten from his old house Like I expected, most of them were the stuffy clothes he wore to work every day at the firh I was sure he would have been just fine if he did show up in a suit and want to work that way, I was getting used to the Free they would be more comfortable with hiether, but not so stark I chose a pair of slacks and a polo shirt I laid theether a fruit salad to have alongside the French toast

“Darren is the youngest brother He’s the racer Greg is their other rider who just started racing with them, but he isn’t one of the brothers”

“How many brothers did you say there are?” Brandon asked

“Four Vince and Nick aren’t technically part of the cos They come to races and events,” I told him

I continued the rundown on the fa I’d learned about the coot dressed and we drove to the coot there that I realized I hadn’t even asked him if he was interested in the position Instead, I came home full of excite to be interviewed for the accountant position I didn’t even really remember his reaction Maybe I should have waited to see how he felt about it before all but dragging hih theof Minnie’s office to reat at change and ive him that push I knew this was the perfect position for hiether, which we’d never done before

We got to the coht him directly to Minnie’s office The door was closed, so I led him to a chair outside and pushed his shoulders down to seat him