"He's not usually prone to hearing things," John remarked as he set the last, unclaimed sandwich on the table within Alison's reach and then took his own to another seat. "I'm going to go out on a limb and say that if there was giggling involved, maybe it wasn't meant to be malicious and maybe it's only temporary."

"Or Longshot'll have to grow up all over again!" Lisa seemed amazed by this. It would be fun to have a little brother to play with, though. She bet her Dad would be spending a lot more time here if that happened.