“I didn’t want to trouble you again.” She cringed, cheeks burning. “I feel like that’s all any of us do these days.” “Because I’m your brother,” he snapped, closing the space between them and tucking her under his arm. “That’s what I’m supposed to do.” I watched as both Shannon and Sean clung to Joey, a lot like I had earlier in the car. “You call and I come running,” he told them in a gruff tone, but his eyes were locked on mine as he spoke. “Every time.”
