the door creaked open a few inches , and a smiling brown face peered through the gap . it was so close up , i could n't mistake them . '' as we doubled over and slapped our knees , people at other tables stared at us , trying to figure out what was so funny . `` why is dad keeping the compound so secret ? '' it was n't like they 'd known each other before she 'd married luke . she did n't really strike me as a fun-in-the-sun person . 