Brown murmured in a low voice, "Thank you for coming." "I had my doubts that you would."
"After hearing your thoughtful voicemail, I figured that was the least I could do," she said.
Brown gave me the evil eye. "Don't push it."
“What?” I asked. It was in his nature to strive for dominance over everything and to inspire terror in the hearts of others. He wasn't content unless everyone in the room was tiptoeing around him like they were on eggshells. I had a sneaking suspicion that it was because he was so short. Brown was just five feet seven inches tall, and the only reason for that was because he typically wore enormous boots with heels that were two inches tall. When we were younger, he would pick a fight with anyone, regardless of how large they were, at the drop of a hat. He was uns
