“Omigod!” Claire yelped when I crashed into her in the landing, all blonde curls and flushed cheeks. “What are you … ” On my best behavior, I smiled warmly before stepping aside for her towel-clad body to scamper back to her bedroom. “As you were, Claire-Bear.” “You’re up early.” “I’m a man on a mission.” “Oh.” Cheeks still flushed, she lingered in her bedroom doorway, eyeing me uncertainly. “Hey, are you driving to school this morning?” She licked her lips and flicked a wrist in the direction of her brother’s closed bedroom door. “Because I don’t know if Hugh’s going … ” “I’ll be across the
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