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“Of course you do,” he said He smirked when she scoffed, and shook her head

“You should be grateful you have such a doting sister”

“I do appreciate you, but what you call doting, I call nosey, prying…”

“I get the picture, thanks”

She rolled her eyes and they both laughed at the playful banter that had gotten hirief Tanya had always been tactful She knehen to ask questions, and when to back off It was a skill that had proved invaluable after the accident

“Seriously, you’ve been different lately, and Ion?”

He paused for ait was past tiressed way beyond the point of no return The next step wasone another’s fa someone ahead of time

“Iat the ti was new, and I had no clue where it was headed” He watched his sister’s eyes light up, and he couldn’t help but s his waking hours, Hannah’s round as he focused on the present He wished he could say the sa they had worsened as his subconscious worked out the guilt he talked hi the day

“And now?”

“Now it’s pretty serious I was a wreck for a long time, and suddenly Juni appears out of thin air like a beacon of light”

“Juni?”

“Juniper… her last name is Bloom, and her parents fancied themselves comedians” He felt his lips twitch and curve up at the corners when Tanya snickered

“It sounds like she’s special to you”

“She is, T Juni is like no one I’ve ever known, and just like edy”

“So you’ve told her about Hannah?”