Just as Kai finished chatting with the staffers he hadn’t seen in fifteen years, Gracie came flying across the lawn and launched herself into his arms. He staggered a little as she hit him full in the chest.
“I can’t believe you’re here!!!!” she kept saying. He hadn’t seen her since last summer, when he’d flown her to Yellowstone for a camping trip. He made sure to see Gracie at least once a year, and according to Jake, those trips were her only real exposure to the outside world.
With her baby-duckling hair and crooked smile, Gracie was made of pure delight, in his biased big brother opinion.
He couldn’t stop grinning at her. “Crazy, huh? I must be nuts. Does Dad know I’m here?”
“He’s taking his mandatory afternoon nap right now. Not to be disturbed.”
Not“Good. That’ll give us a chan
