July 5th excerpt:
It only took a few steps for Stan to overshoot Dean, planting one foot in the smaller man’s path in his excitement. Now that he was obstructing the way, plucking Dean up should be a cinch.
But against his best efforts, that dreadful feeling crept back in, especially with Dean rapidly approaching his much larger shoe– more than large enough to crush Dean if he stopped paying attention for one second–!
Shut up! Stan chastised himself, determinedly reaching down to snatch Dean after yet another stutter.
Brothers Apart 