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After a two hour drive they’d arrived in this neat and tidy suburb offront s Hazel’s brother’s house o stories with a covered porch and a three-car garage

The grayish-broooden floor of the foyer opened to a for areas to the left Stairs led up to the second level beyond the dining room

“Callum, this is Owen and Jessica, my brother and his wife” Hazel introduced them

Callum shook Owen’s hand as his alked up beside hi dark hair and brown eyes They made a handsome couple

“Hi,” Jessica said with a wide, toothy smile

“Hey there, Evie” Owen crouched to Evie’s level, who clung to herin a sudden show of shyness

“You remember your uncle, Evie,” Hazel said “Say hello”

“Hi,” Evie said quietly

Hazel laughed, her affection and adoration co out in the sound

Callu new people apparently made her withdraw She’d done the same to him when they had first met Kids

“You’ve grown since I last saw you,” Owen said

A beagle ca tail

“Do you remember Olive?” Jessica asked

“Yes” Evie crept out frole