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Meet the Parkers

Elliott and I carried the conversation on the drive to my mom’s house, with a few comments from Alex. Every time I peeked back at him, he was smiling, and the anxiety I’d seen in him since we’d decided to make the trip together had eased. I love all my brothers, but Elliott being home now was the best possible timing I could hope for. Dane and Gray could be a little much sometimes, where Elliott’s light teasing let Alex feel his way out without getting overwhelmed.