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Aly up, and lifted an eyebrow as I stared down at my brother. “Did you guys watch anything other than The Avengers while I was at school?”
    Jagger’s eyes widened. “Do you want me to name all the Marvel movies?”
    â€œNo need. I get it.”
    The front door opened, and I turned to see Grey walking in with boxes of food.
    I glanced quickly to the kitchen, but didn’t see any food out. “I thought you were making breakfast,” I said to Jagger, accusation creeping through my tone.
    He shrugged impishly as he walked away to help Grey. “Had to get you out of bed somehow.”
    â€œBeing jumped on by a toddler would have done the job, you didn’t need to make me worry about the safety of the building.”
    â€œShe’s so dramatic in the mornings,” he mumbled as he took the boxes from his wife and passed a kiss across her forehead. Jagger’s eyes narrowed as they darted over Grey’s face, and remained on her as he slowly stepped back toward the kitchen. “And you look extremely happy for someone who barely slept last night.”
    I made a face. “Ew.”
    â€œNot like that!” Grey said quickly.
    â€œ Aly , Charlie.” Jagger shot me an annoyed look. “She was up all night with Aly.”
    â€œAnyway!” Grey took Aly from my arms, then swayed away from me. Her eyes were only for her daughter, but her singsong voice floated back to me. “Favor repaid, Charlie. You’re welcome!”
    â€œWhat favor?” When Grey didn’t immediately answer because she was busy cooing at Aly, I thought of her excited smile, and wariness crept over me. “Grey . . . what favor?”
    Her golden eyes danced when she nodded in Jagger’s direction. “You have a job now.”
    Jagger held up his box-­filled hands. “I don’t know why she’s gesturing to me. I didn’t do shit.”
    Keith’s war cry announced his presence before I heard the sound of his slapping feet against the hard floor. “Cheap shit!”
    â€œWell, that’s rude and so not appropriate, bud,” Grey murmured.
    â€œ Jagger ,” I bit out when he laughed loudly. “Keith, baby, it’s cheap shot .”
    â€œThat’s what I said!” Keith said in exasperation as he slowed to climb up in a chair at the table, where Jagger was now laying out the food.
    Â­â€œPeople are going to think I cuss around him all the time.”
    Grey bit down on her bottom lip, but the corners of her mouth still lifted. “We can just blame Jagger.”
    â€œHeard that,” he called out without lifting his head.
    â€œAgain, anyway ,” Grey began, drawing out the word. “I was talking to Mama while I was waiting for our food, and she mentioned needing another person or two at the café. I might have said something about you being back and in need of a job. One thing led to another, and . . . surprise?” she said uneasily when my face fell.
    â€œYou got me a job at Mama’s Café?”
    â€œUh . . . yes?” When I didn’t respond, she hurried to say, “If you don’t want to work there, you don’t have to forever. But it’s something while you try to find a job somewhere in Thatch or around here. Or you don’t have to work there at all; I can talk to Mama. I just thought since you pretty much got me the job at The Brew, I would—­”
    â€œNo! No, it’s fine!” I said quickly, and smiled in an attempt to appease her. “I appreciate it, thank you. You’re right; I need something and it’s always hit or miss with trying to find openings around here. So again, thank you.”
    Grey still looked worried, like maybe she’d done something she shouldn’t have.
    â€œI think working at Mama’s will be great!” I said more sincerely. “I’ll call down there after breakfast and see when she wants me to come