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Bill’s eyebroere raised, and Allen’s hand slipped from hers in a silent rebuke She’d probably just hurt her case for returning to active duty, but she didn’t care

"Just forget I said that," Peri said as she lifted her paper cup of hotdrink, trying to ists, her boss, and Allen

"You are not fine," Sandy said, and thearound here isn’t doing you any good You need to go do so, Peri looked up Is she serious?

Allen beaet out of here My cast co I can do h her as she looked at the faces around her, the first she’d felt in ood

"Hold up" Bill raised a thick hand "Nothing happens until I hear Frank and Sandy tell lanced at Frank, and when Frank nodded, Allenit once "Yes-s-s-s!" he said softly

"There’s been e in Peri’s state these last feeeks," Sandy said "I think the only way to shake things loose is to let her go My larger concern is Allen"

Allen looked up, shocked, as he pushed his glasses back up his nose "Me?"

"Yes, you" Sandy pointed an accusing finger at hio of the shared past you and Peri have Your reactions are confusing her, causingmemories If you don’t treat her as if she’s trustworthy, she never will be"

Allen seeazes "It’s harder for me than you I’m with her all the time"

Frank’s hand twitched, and Sandy reached to still it The man at the bar turned his back to the said than it see her back," Sandy said "Peri is highly intuitive, and she knows you’re not accepting her Now, are you going to admit you have a proble to sit there and bla Are you?"

Miserable, Peri wondered if this hy she hadn’t felt accepted Her anchor was sitting right next to her, but if he didn’t trust her, then he wasn’t there at all