I paused, then I bit the bullet. “I think she's coming back in a few weeks to investigate some more sites.” All three Shepherd women turned. “Really?” said my mom. “Interesting,” said Kate. “You don't say,” said Izzy. Justin picked that moment to bail me out. He was dropping back in coverage when a wobbly pass came over the middle. He jumped up, intercepted it, and ran down the sidelines. We all cheered and yelled as he scampered into the end zone for a touchdown. By the time they made the two-point conversion, I was able to turn the conversation to the high school's upcoming game with East
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