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It's always good to protect ourselves and our stuff."
    They discussed how the town had changed over the last year or two while continuing to get the store in order.
    "It looks good enough to open," Jake said.
    Rafael frowned. It didn't look anything like his old one in LA, but then again, it probably never would—or at least not for a while. He would need to paint the walls, get new carpeting, purchase all new displays… and the list went on. But none of that was in the current budget. He would need to make sales first, and for now, that would mean winning customers with his white walls and brown carpeting.
    "Do you have a date?" Jake asked.
    Rafael's face paled. How could the subject change so quickly?
    "When are you going to open shop?" Jake asked.
    Rafael let out a sigh of relief. "As soon as it's ready," Rafael said.
    "You know what you should do?" Zachary asked.
    Rafael raised an eyebrow.
    "We should put together a huge grand opening sale. Jasmine had one for her dance studio, remember? She got a lot of sign-ups that day."
    "Oh," Jake said, his eyes widening, "that's a great idea. It'll get people in here, looking around. They'll see what you have. I get the feeling talking to the locals that they have no idea what your shop is going to be like."
    Rafael thought about it. "That might not be a bad idea. I could build some excitement."
    "I can hand fliers out at the shop," Jake said.
    "And I'll bet Jasmine would be more than happy to give some to her customers," Zachary said.
    A smile crept on Rafael's face. "That would be great. I could also take out an ad in the paper."
    "Or better yet," Zachary said, "maybe you can get them to do a feature on you or the store. Could you imagine being on the front page?"
    "I doubt that."
    "Oh, come on. This is Kittle Falls—in the off season."
    "Maybe."
    "I have an idea," Jake said. "We could put together some prize packs from the shop."
    "Jasmine can give a free session," Zachary said. "Well, I'd have to ask, obviously, but I know she'll say yes."
    Rafael nodded. "I could give away some things, too. Maybe a scarf or a hat."
    "Now all we need is a date," Jake said.
    Rafael opened his calendar app. "Do you think a week is too soon?"
    "Yeah," Jake said. "We need more time to build buzz and get everything ready."
    "I don't want to wait more than that to open the shop."
    "So, open it," Zachary said. "You can still have the big event after the fact. As long as it's in the first month, you'll be fine."
    "Two weeks?" Rafael asked. "I can open the Monday before, and then have the grand opening that Saturday."
    The brothers exchanged excited glances.
    "Now that sounds like a plan." Zachary held up a fist.
    Rafael and Jake bumped it with their own.
    "Well, I've got to get going," Jake said. "I need to relieve Cruz at the shop. He's going out with the realtor to look at houses this afternoon."
    "Tell him good luck," Rafael said, adding notes about the big event in his app. "Oh, and thanks for helping out, Jake."
    "No problem. That's what family's for."
    "Mind if I get going, too?" Zachary asked. "I slept in this morning, so I need to get some more writing in."
    "Just as long as you ask Jasmine if she'll hand out fliers," Rafael said.
    "And donate a free session or two," Zachary said.
    "Thanks, guys," Rafael said.
    He wandered around the store. Everything looked decent—but that wasn't good enough. Even though he had a tight budget, he needed to find a way to spruce things up. Maybe he could order some extra fabric and hang some on the walls. That would at least add color to the drab walls. He made notes every time he thought of a new possibility.
    After about an hour, just when he was about ready to call it a day, he heard the door open. Rafael turned to the front, suspicious. He wasn't expecting anyone.
    Brayden walked in. "Hey, little brother."
    Always with the pecking order. Brayden would never let any of the brothers forget who the oldest was.
    "Shouldn't you be at your clinic?" Rafael