[quote]He glanced at her in surprise. “Of course! You’re my sister. Besides, even if we did end up apart, you obviously wouldn’t let that last for very long.” He gave a boyish grin.[/quote] He's right, she won't. That was really good! I think you wrote this talk between siblings (even if adopted) very well. It reminds me of real life even, so you're doing a good job at realistic character interactions!