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Erica felt the car come to a stop, and in heroff in the distance She opened her eyes, feeling her pulse pound hard in her veins

She wasn’t in the trunk, and there were no sirens She was between Dylan and Ca from the car’s speakers

She looked out the windshield Dylan had parked the car in front of Blue’s Diner “What are we doing here?”

Strangely, the lights were on inside the restaurant It o more hours before the place opened up

“While you were sleeping, sweetheart, your brothers called They can’t wait to see you Aunt Alice opened up early for this celebration” Cam brushed the hair out of her eyes

Dylan and Cam’s aunt and uncles were some of the sweetest people in Destiny Alice Blue kne to keep her husbands in line Eddie and Curtis worshiped the ground the wohter, Phoebe, was one of Erica’s closest friends Her brothers were as opposite as they co ti possession

“By the number of cars parked around the place, it looks like there are several people ant to welco the key out of the ignition

The motor’s hum and radio’s music, which had lulled Erica to sleep, quieted

Being welco she wanted to face, but how could she not? So many had helped find her so that Dylan and Cam could come to her rescue She owed it to the whole town to put on a brave face More importantly, she wanted to see her brothers

She took a deep breath “Let’s go”

Walking between Dylan and Cale seat was open

Had all of Destiny shown up this early just for her? A large banner was strung up to the ceiling with the words “Welcome Home, Erica”

Sawyer and Reed ran to her, sweeping her up in their ar the tears flow

“Sis, you’re here,” Reed choked out

“You’re safe” Though Sawyer’s eyes brile drop fell Her brothers were tough They’d helped her through the loss of their parents God, how much more did her family have to suffer?