she stepped forward and pulled amy into a hug . my brother had made his bed . cars today could do circles around that . '' he drifted happily , in the warm silence . anger at his vague response shoved me over the edge . sounds like she might be on the fifteen-year plan . a thing , of the nature of things . `` go and find lucky and introduce yourself . you ready for the breakfast i promised you ? it made him nervous , and it was the first time id ever really seen him let his guard down . 