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Katie shivered as she reently and rubbed it lightly "You okay?"

She knew her eyes were glistening "Just…"

"Yeah, me, too I’m divorced so…but my parents…"

"Jenni lost everyone but her stepson I lost…" she faltered

Travis’ eyes were so warm, so compassionate "You lost your husband"

Katie hesitated, but felt that so between her and Travis A bond…an understanding…so different It was best to be honest

"My wife"

Travis’ gaze dropped for a moment, but his hand did not He rubbed her arm tenderly, then said, "I’m sorry She had to be real special to be with you"

His words unleashed so deep within her and she covered herfro, understanding and he put his other hand on her other arm

"But she’d want you to survive," he added

Jenni wrapped one ar to coe in on what she saw developing before her eyes She looked confused and Katie understood why

Things between men and women were black and white with Jenni Travis and Katie just clicking on so her

Katie nodded and looked down at her feet to regain her composure

Finally, she looked up at him once more "So you’re the leader…"

Travis withdrew his hands slowly "Nah The Mayor is I just advise hihed and wiped a tear away "Uh huh"

Travis leaned toward her and put one finger to his lips "Shhhh…"

"That ain," a tall Hispanic man said from behind them

He pointed upwards and drew their attention to ahigh above the to open it in a few days," Travis explained

Katie noted that the first three floors had no s that opened up onto the construction site But further up, s caught the rays of the setting sun lighting thelare Near the top floor the outline of a woainst the

"She busts out the , she’s coht down," the Hispanic man decided in a thick West Texas accent

"Maybe she’ll land on her damn head, Juan" Travis said

Katie narrowed her eyes and looked back at Travis "Theis cracked"

"She’s been working on it for awhile Since so bit and… Well…" He shrugged

Jenni stepped closer to Travis "What if there arewith the faded advertising for Coca Cola on the back of it No s at all on its back end Just what looked like a back entrance and that was heavily barricaded<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>