Brook sat on her sofa with her feet up on the coffeetable and her guitar in her lap. She strummed the cords while Nick Julies saton the edge of the armchair playing theharmony. They had been practicing to perform together, working on a duet thatwas coming along nicely. They were going to perform together three weeks fromtoday, and they were both dedicated torehearsing.
Stretchedout on the floor beside the couch was Shadow, Brooks three-year-old GermanShepherd. A big hairy suck that was far more likely to lick someone to death than to attack. He loved to run and play andchase the wildlife outside but wheneverBrook would practice he would lay on the floor beneath her feet. It was almostlike he enjoyed the music.
Nickwas an accomplished musician, and Brookenjoyed playing with him. When he
