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Dad nodded

"There you go Plus, I think that if his balls are big enough for hiht, he ht be ht?"

"I’d prefer not to hear you talk about his … balls" Dad winced as he said it "But you’re right If he comes back, I’ll send him with you on the hotel job"

"Thanks, Dad And noat the door

But he was s

Since I’d discovered the Infinityglass was human, I’d read and reread every piece of information I could understand I’d sorted it all into neat lists, spreadsheets, and folders onI didn’t knohat it said any ofin the rack, the swooshing sound of the elliptical--all of them made my mental calculations and deductions clearer Connections flowed as freely as sweat, and the eable

My phone rang as I was leaving the aparty my call I didn’t waste ti here, and I wanted to see if you were experiencing it in Ivy Springs, too" I opted for the stairs instead of the elevator "Have you guys noticed changes with the rips since I left?"

"They’re er" He was quiet for a few seconds "I feel like the tear in time used to bleed like a paper cut, and noe’re at full hee What about there?"

"Saure out how to phrase my next question "Have any of the rips tried to take over?"

"Take over how?" He sounded as grave as I felt

"People Possession"

He proceeded to say more curse words in fifteen seconds than I’d heard him say in the past five years "What the hell happened?"

"It was Hallie I’ve never seen anything like it or read anything about it Her face, her voice took on different characteristics The rip …and lowered my voice "She relived a murder"

"You need to tell Liam"

"Not yet Giveor an Infinityglass-specific thing, and I want to know for sure" I started back down the stairs "Let’s see if it happens to anyone else first"

"I defer to your wisdom," Michael said "But you know I’ up and pushed open the door to the gy off the tread over the security ca?" I asked

"Slow" He pulled another towel off the stand beside the water dispenser and wiped his face "Want to spot hed "You want to pop your stitches?"

"I’ll spot you instead" Poe pointed to the weight stack as I got into position on the bench "Four hundred?"

"Three" Silently, I hoped that hts on each side Three-fifteen, including the bar I was going to end up with a hernia

"When I choke to death on this bar and you have to spotto help your liver heal?" I asked

"It won’t So don’t drop the weight"

The first five were easy The next four were brutal Poe almost had to spot me on ten, and by the tiummy bears

"I need to talk to you about Hallie," I said, sitting up

"Upstairs I need a fix" He grabbed the towel covering the camera as he teleported out, and I took the nor the elevator this tiiant box of Popsicles out of the freezer "You want?"

"I’ainst the counter as he took out four and put the rest away "Hungry?"