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"Why is everyone hugging you?" I asked

"I don’t know I’rinned at hi hiht his eye and s people was one of s, but it was he who needed that, who could muster up that kind of passion for people he barely knew

"Rumor has it the HARC facility wasn’t hit," he said "I could use a rest before we figure out what to do"

"Me too" I laced h his and pulled him closer as we headed away from the schoolhouse We walked in co circles onhim I’d killed Micah, but the words died in one, but I didn’t want to celebrate, or brag, or even talk about it Calluh the look he was givingabout Micah at all He should be exhausted, but his eyes were bright as they met mine

When I stopped at the entrance of the facility and rose up on rabbed ing ers across his jaw as his lips lancing down at his clothes

"Maybe I should shower before" He let his voice trail off, leavingafter

"Me too" My cheeks ar into mine

We walked to our room for new clothes and back down to the showers I cast a sirls’ bathroom

I was the first back to the roo down a sudden flurry of nerves How exactly did this work? Was I supposed to say "Hey, let’s have sex!" or did he already understand? I thought we’d sort of been giving each other signals, but lass wall The other Reboots were around the corner, out of sight, but I certainly wasn’t getting naked for everyone to see

The other bed still had sheets on it, so I hopped up and pulled them off I pushed a dresser closer to the door and stepped on top I shoved the edges of the sheet into the crack between the glass and the wall and released it It fell down alrabbed the other one and put it on the adjacent side, so the whole roo in here, butto Callum He’d pick up on the hint by himself

The sheets moved as I pushed the dresser back in its place, and Callued from behind them

He looked from them toenough with those stupid glass walls," I said, sitting down on the bed He walked to me slowly, hands in his pockets, his expression nervous I was relieved he wasn’t totally cal as I reached for his arers over his skin, he slipped his hands from his pockets and leaned closer to me

I looped my ars touched his He placed his hands on the bed on either side of rabbed the buttons of his shirt and brought him closer to h led together and he was running his fingers downwhen he toldbut the sound of his breath and his warot to keep one ear on the door or watch for threats or scan the closest location of weapons in ainst one

THIRTY-FIVE

CALLUM