Chapter 51

Dustin’s brother had spent the whole game entertaining the crowds while wearing the rabbit costume. The kids in the stands adored Jamie and he seemed to make a concerted effort to wave to as many of the youngest fans as possible. Although Dustin had worried about Jamie overheating inside that heavy, ridiculous costume—he looked like the Easter Bunny—nothing had stopped the kid.

Kid…huh. Jamie was twenty-one now. A man. That was hard for Dustin to believe at times. The little brother that used to follow him around like a shadow was a grown man. Jamie loved being the mascot, but it was only through the season, so he took other jobs over the winter. Once he’d shown interest in learning about Dustin’s furniture business, but they’d never pursued it. Dustin was doing well enough now that he’d been considering hiring Jamie, to help with some of the smaller projects, if his brother was still interested. But he’d need a lot of training.