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“Never mind. They’re here.” “How do you know?” “I heard the car pull into the driveway.” I opened the front door and went out onto the steps just as the car rolled to a stop in the drive. Mother got out, and I hurried across the lawn to greet her. “You’re looking tired, sweetheart.” “I’m very glad it’s Friday, Mother. It’s been a long week. I was at State today.” I couldn’t take my eyes off Mark. He was alive, not a single drop of blood obscuring his looks, not a single broken bone protruding through his skin. “You know how that can be. On top of that, the Lexus needed to go in for its eighteen-thousand-mile tune-up. It’s a good thing your message let me know that Gregor was in town. I called him and got a lift.” I was rambling. Mother was aware of all of that. There was concern in h