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"Your parents are not going to like that you came here Brady" I said,

"Why not?" he asked, his eyes frill of innocence

So much for my mother's proht Had they even told Brody about Grandmother Hudson's will and its controversy?

"You've been horseback riding, huh?" he asked,

"Jake asked me to exercise his horse for him'

"I haven't done lanced at the house

"I keep thinking I'll see Grandmother Hudson It's hard to think of this place without her"

"Yes"

"So," he said "Why don't I take you someplace nice for dinner?'

"Don't you have to start for ho ride" I said

"What do you think I intended on doing, driving down here, touching the property and then turning around and rushing hoot to do so that char smile at me

"I'm a little tired Brady," I said "I haven't been horseback riding for quite a while and it takes a lot out of you, especially when you've got to start with a new horse You can't help being very tense and that wears on you too"

"Oh, sure," he said He looked down and then he looked up, his eyes brightening "So you won't have reat Chinese takeout not too far fro rolls, and fortune cookies What do you say?"

"You really should start far home Brady,"

"Don't be silly Coet to know each other and randmother was very, very fond of you obviously If she liked you, you must be special She didn't like all that many people"