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answered, as though they'd known each other for years. "Do you want to help?"
    Sabrina managed a nod. Danny pushed to his feet, told them to enjoy themselves, kissed Callie goodbye, and went on his way. Sabrina wasn't given time to comment or ask questions about what would happen next. Callie asked her to start working on a muffin recipe, and because it had been years since she'd made muffins, she kept her mouth shut and forced herself to concentrate.
    Sabrina was strongly tempted to pinch herself. She had no idea where Saturday had gone. The hours had flown by. Baking, seeing visitors, washing dishes, and preparing meals had left little time for talking about God. And now it was Sunday morning and Sabrina found herself in a church, a man speaking up front, Callie to her right, and Danny on Callie's other side.
    Sabrina tried to listen to what the man was saying, but it wasn't working. Her eyes kept sweeping the room, afraid she would see someone who recognized her. A word floated to her here and there, but she wasn't even watching the man up front. Things all over the room distracted her, and when she wasn't watching the other people in the room, she kept glancing down at Callie's open Bible.
    She was a little slow to stand up when it was time to sing a closing hymn, but this time she heard some of the words that spoke of God's holiness and gracious love. Sabrina didn't try to sing but noticed that Callie's voice was not perfect. It dipped in places and wobbled a bit, but no one seemed to mind.
    Not until she was back at the Barshaws' buggy did she realize the mistake she'd made. By not listening to the sermon, she didn't even have questions to ask Danny and Callie. Not that her hosts seemed to notice. They talked about general topics on the way home and never once asked her what she thought of the sermon.
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    "I have to head home," Sabrina said on Sunday afternoon. Dinner was over, and she stood in the living room to tell her host and hostess.
    "Will you be returning?" Danny wanted to know.
    "Do you want me to?"
    "Yes, we do," Danny answered.
    "Why do you want to go back?" Callie asked.
    "I need some things from my place."
    "Why don't we take you?" the older woman suggested. "We can help you carry whatever you need."
    Sabrina hesitated but managed to ask, "Have you forgotten where I live?"
    "Not at all," Callie said. "We're not worried about it, so you shouldn't be either."
    "And if you get there and decide you don't wish to return with us," Danny put in, "no one will force you."
    Sabrina agreed, although if pressed she could not have said why. The three left a short time later.
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    "MOVING OUT, RAVEN?" a woman asked when she found Sabrina's door open and that young woman packing a bag.
    Sabrina looked up to find her landlady, a woman she knew only as Lil. She was not a madam, but neither was she above directing men to the women who lived in the building. She expected the rather high rent payment on time, but if a woman wanted to move, Sabrina had never seen Lil interfere.
    "For a few days," Sabrina answered.
    Lil's brows rose with admiration. "Good for you. I hope it pays well."
    Sabrina said nothing-unsure how to answer-and was glad when Lil walked away. She hoped what she was doing would pay well too but knew her hopes had nothing to do with money.
    "Hello." Callie's voice could be heard in the hallway, passing the woman who owned the building.
    "I might have a room opening," Lil began, but stopped. Sabrina was staring at the door when Callie entered.
    "I thought you might want help," Callie offered.
    "Did she say something to you?"
    18 "She started to, but I didn't encourage it."
    Sabrina never thought about Callie being able to hold her own in such a place, but she looked calm and confident.
    "Let me tell you something," Callie began, keeping her voice low for privacy. "I was going to wait in the buggy with Danny, and then I realized there's something you don't know. You can pack it all today, Bri. You can make a