A Secret Favor

This news totally threw me off.

If Alistair really helped my brother out at work, then I'd be owing him another favor without even realizing it.

If he doesn't mention it, should I just play dumb and act like nothing happened?

My brother has always been the type to lose interest quickly—he'd get fired up about something, then drop it just as fast. Growing up, our family sheltered him so much that h