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Max was in a rare state at dinner. He was telling stories that Griffin hadn’t heard for years. Stories about Mom, about the time the whole family had gone on a road trip to the Grand Canyon, and Griffin had chased after a ground squirrel and ended up stuck in a cave.
“Kai rescued you, remember that?”
From across the table, Kai grinned at him. “Started early, thanks to you.”
“You’re welcome,” Griffin grumbled. Somehow, when he was around Kai, he slid back into that younger brother position that always irked him, though he never complained out loud about it. “Nice to know I contributed something to the family.”
“Oh stop,” said Gracie. “You were my favorite big brother out of all of them.”
“I was?”
“Duh. You took me riding on the back of your bike.”
“You what?” Max thundered from t
