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"But it’s bullshit After everything we’ve done for theer "Rescuing the theether Just soroup did" Travis tucked his hands into his jacket pockets and watched the little crowd grow larger He noticed so to be a pleasant situation, he realized

"They’re not country folk They’re not used to having to pull it together and keep going Working together to beat the odds," Curtis said in a low voice

Looking over the group Travis realized it consisted er towns or the city "Well, I’m from the city and so is Katie and Jenni and a few others"

"Exceptions They’re just lazy," Curtis scoffed

"Curtis, you’re too young to be so bitter," Travis said with a little frown

Peggy appeared out of the hallway that led to the hotel offices She was flushed and anxious, "Travis! Travis! Theus back"

"Told you!" Calhoun whooped "I told you!"

Travis ran across the lobby as the san to applaud

Curtis threw them a nasty look, then followed Travis into the communication center

Katie sat down next to Juan’s bed and gave hirits, hot and buttery, for hi and it was her first chance to see hi yet?"

Katie shook her head and stirred the grits slowly "Not yet But you know Jenni She’s okay"

Juan looked better than he had, though a bit pale He sighed and ran a hand over his curls "I wanted to wake up and see her besidehtreed "And according to Calhoun, a dead stupid bitch"

Juan slightly smiled "Can’t say I feel bad about that"

"Me neither"

"Ion that," Katie answered softly "I miss her, too I want her back here with us"

"If she doesn’t come back, I don’t think I can take that," Juan said after a beat

Katie set the bon and took his hand between hers "Juan, there is one thing I know about Jenni She will do everything in her power to get home to you She loves you"

Juan exhaled slowly "I know I know She’s just so loca"

"You need to get better so when she does get horin

"She is a horny little loca bitch," Juan conceded with a s thery?"

Jenni watched the handsoe

She could see the tension in their faces and suspected they were leaving for the fort Within hed, running her hands through her long dark hair

The people of the mall had definitely seized upon the idea of the fort and their excite Jenni couldn’t blame them as she heard about the horrors they had endured All she wanted was to get back to Juan and get back to her life Sadly, she realized these people had no life since that first terrible day

Being in theto affect her She remembered all too vividly the first days she had experienced with Katie Even worse, she was re those first , slurping noises had drawn her to Benji’s room after she had wakened Mikey She had stood in the doorway, horrified at the sight of her husband eating her precious baby boy Then he had looked up at her, growled, and she had run She rerabbed his hand and dragged him down the hall with her She reainst the floor behind theo of Mikey’s hand?

She wasn’t sure