”“She’s good, Dad,” Harper said. She leaned forward to look at Julian. “Go ahead, Julian, tell him what’s going on.”I heard a slight gig...le. I’m not sure whether it was Harper or Julian. Julian stopped and turned to face me.“We’ve been exploring a little, Dad.”I noted Julian’s use of ‘we’ with approval.“Harper knows. She’s been with us sometimes.”“Have you two done anything one of you didn’t want to do? You, or Amy?”“Never, Dad, never.” She’s always told me whether she wanted to do something. Therefore, if you plan to go out for baseball, you have to bypass basketball. Coach Easton will be devastated when he gets the news, but there is no way he can get around the conference rules. That lets you off that hook."The second question is an entirely different kettle of fish. Your academic record will get you into any university in the country, so maintaining that will get your foot in the door. Right now, you could play on some college teams, but you are a long way from being star. She continued to hold me still with her strong left arm, smiling as she listened to me crying and sniffing.As I knelt up on the sofa, head bowed into my arms, crying, Miss Brown released her grip on me and got to her feet. The young woman walked over to my right-hand side, bent down and picked up the clothes brush and slipper from the seat of the sofa. She returned them to the armchair across from where I was positioned, and she picked up Dawn Sherrington’s crook-handled, senior dragon cane.. In the kitchen, we all wished each other good morning. Dad and Vince were on the deck off the breakfast nook drinking coffee. Rob and I got coffee and joined them.Mom, Donna, Jenny, and Kelly came out with platters of food. We passed the plates around, taking eggs, bacon, toast, and potatoes.“We’re packed and ready to hit the road,” Dad said.While we ate, we talked about the wedding and how much fun we had. Jenny and Rob thanked us again for making them part of it. Mom assured them she and.