Richard stopped beside my sister, draping an arm across her shoulders as he stole her beer. “You can stay with us however long you need.” “I’m hopin’ to get her to come back to Houston,” a different but very familiar voice said. My brain froze. My whole body froze. I wouldn’t be surprised if even my red blood cells did too. And my heart went straight into my throat. Straight there. Nonstop. Flying express. I knew that voice.

