Jane's son and daughter lead her back to her own brother.
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Jane was a light sleeper to begin with, but the night in question she hadn't been sleeping at all, merely lying in bed letting her mind wander. It was a Friday night, and her son and daughter had left her with a large, empty house. This was happening much more frequently now that it was summer and her kids were spending more nights out with their friends. This probably wasn't enough to bother most widowed mothers, but Jane's maternal instinct was on edge.
Mia and Ben were as close as any pair of siblings Jane had ever seen. The only possible exception was her relationship with her own brother, Henry, but lately she suspected her son and daughter were unnaturally close. The root of it went back ten years, to the ti
