My Daughter Found Her Passport Case Empty At The Airport And Grandma Smiled Like She Had Won

late but, thank God, not too late.

“Less than obedience does,” he said.

That evening, after the last of the guests had gone home, Ellie curled up on the couch between us. Her fox was older now, one ear gone soft and floppy from too many trips through the wash.

“Best birthday ever?” Brian asked her.

She considered the question seriously. “Second best.”

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