"NO!" Brian shouted as he pounded on the door.

"Dude! Brian, could you use some of that pounding on this machine?" AJ asked.

Brian hung his head in silence.

Kevin sat by Howie holding a cold paper towel to Nick's brow. "It'll all be fine, Brian. I'm sure your brother will come looking for us in a few minutes."

"You don't understand," Brian mumbled. "Leigh Anne is gonna' kill me."

"He's what?" Leigh Anne hissed as she clutched her flowers, glaring at her soon to be brother-in-law.

Harold Littrell gulped. "He's missing."

"He's missing?" she repeated. "I'm gonna' kill him!"

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