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"Me, too Even after we found the fort I thought about us and Jason just going away"

"You would still be alive if we had," Katie said after a beat Tears were in her eyes again

"Maybe," Jenni agreed She leaned over the dog and kissed Katie’s cheek and hugged her tight "You miss me!"

"Well, yeah, you bitch You went and died on hed "Yeah, but it was one kick ass exit"

"Oh, fuck you," Katie snapped, but couldn’t help but srinned at her Reaching out, she gripped Katie’s wrist tightly and leaned toward her "You know it, Katie You know Everyup to this"

"Which is?"

"The beginning of everything new," Jenni said and winked "Or the end of it all"

Katie rolled her eyes "That is not encouraging"

"But every moment of happiness we had this year was that much sweeter because of every other horrible ripped the steering wheel ht of all the loss, the pain, the death, but then of all the goodbelly, playing with Jack, hugging Juan’s kids, learning how to two step…all of it "Yeah You’re right"

"Totally worth it," Jenni said fir her, then she blinked to see she was back in the hotel Travis walked toward her as the sunlight streah theHe drew near her and slid his hand behind her neck and pressed a lingering kiss to her forehead Closing her eyes, she relished the moment and felt its sweetness fill her

"I love you," Travis said softly

"Yeah, well, good I’ her hair, he winked "We’ll be okay"

"I’ of people eating breakfast Eric appeared, his brow furrowed Close behind hi, stared up at her sadly

"What’s up, Eric?" Travis asked

"We have a situation," Eric answered His expression was stricken and tears glione"

"What?" Their voices chorused Travis and Katie glanced at each other briefly

"Took herself and her kid out last night," Stacey sobbed

"Define the whole took herself out part," Travis said "Out of the fort?"

"You could say that She poisoned the little guy and slit her wrists," Eric explained

"Oh, Jesus," Katieher hand to her brow

"Shit," Travis said "Shit!" He shook his head in disbelief "I knew she was scared, but not that scared"

"She’s not the only one We have about four more At least two jumped over the wallheadfirst Old Harris took hi Shea took hihed "So a lower suicide count than we expected I was really hoping there would be none"

"Peggy was going to run communications," Katie said softly

"Gotta pull Yolanda to do it," Travis decided

"She’s not as experienced as Peggy," Katie pointed out

"Without Curtis and Ken, she’s the best we got," Travis answered

"I’ll find her," Stacey said, vanishing into the crowd, Pepe skittering along behind her

Eric rubbed the bridge of his nose with one finger, shoved his glasses in place, then shook his head "I better take another swing around the wall

We don’t need fresh blood luring those things in" He hurried off

Fro out about the deaths