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Joan folded the letter and carefully put it in an envelope, she then wrote 'Adam' on the front. She ran down the stairs yelling, "I'm just going to post a letter. I'll be back soon!" to her stunned mother,

"I didn't know she could run so fast-" Helen laughed as her daughter dashed out of the door. Will came in searching his pockets, "what are you looking for dear?"

"Uh, has anyone seen a small shiny item with Chief of Police on it?" Will asked, Helen sighed and reached behind her and took the badge off the table top and pressed it into her husband's hand,

"How much do you love me?" she teased. Will smiled showing the small lines on his forehead.

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Joan slowed, and stopped when she reached Adam Rove's house. She pulled the letter out of her coat pocket, opened the letterbox and dropped the envelope inside. She walked away quickly, not wishing to be seen when-

"Joan!" she heard someone say, Joan spun around to find Grace running after her,

"Grace! What are you doing here? You live thirty minutes from here!" Joan asked, Grace reached Joan and bent over trying to catch her breath,

"You, were at Adams'?" she asked, Joan nodded,

"Just posting a letter." Grace nodded,

"Good." She said, "I can't stand having you too not talking to each other, when I'm in the middle." Joan sighed,

"I hope it works,"

"Me too."

"Me more!"

"Of course… wanna go for a walk? It's pretty warm, and unless you've got anything else to do. There's nothing better." Grace offered. Joan laughed,

"Right… I just hope it works," Joan said crossing her fingers and looking into the sky, "I hope God helps me…" Grace raised an eye brow,

"Alrighty then…" Grace said, Joan grinned, "You know Joan, we haven't hung out together much lately."

"Yeah,"

"Since Xiao." Grace added, it was Joan's turn to raise an eye brow.

"Right." Joan said frowning. "You don't like her?"

"No! it's not that… just I don't know, forget I said that."

"Hey, she's dating Kevin, and you and Luke-"

"Hey, hey… Lay it off Luke okay?" Grace said laughing. Joan grinned.

"Two of my best friends are with both my brothers!"

"Got that right." Grace said while Joan shook her head,

"Freaky,"

"Really?"

"Just, Xiao's six years younger than Kev," Joan mused, "do you think it matters?" Grace frowned,

"I don't know, why should it?" Grace asked, Joan snapped out,

"I guess age shouldn't matter if they care about each other." Joan concluded.

"You said it Joan. I'm just with your bro." Grace said blankly.

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