as soon as he stepped around the side of the house, Stevie jumped in front of him. He took a step back, startled by her sudden appearance. “Did . . .” She glanced at the house and back at Berg. “Did I just hear my sister . . . laugh?” “Yeah. A little one.” “Laugh? Now? After hearing what my father did? And knowing how bad this is going to be? And you made her laugh?” “It wasn’t a guffaw or anything. It was more a light chuckle, but . . . yeah. I guess. Why?” Stevie abruptly grabbed Berg’s T-shirt and brutally ordered, “You stray-dog this, Berg. You stray-dog this!” “Uhhhhh . . . okay.” Then
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