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"Uh…"

Taking the phone to the front, I called to ave out I grasped the desk to keep fro "He--hey" Dauy here on your behalf?"

She laughed, sounding relieved "Yes That’s Brian We were all going to wait, but he didn’t want us there He said he didn’t wantaround a police lobby unless I had to, so when he found out which hospital your sister had been sent to, we came here--Theresa and Noah, too We all wanted to rally around and support you guys How are you? How’s Carter?"

I sucked in a breath The tears were coates I tried fanning"Uh, we’re okay, I think Have you guys been able to seesomewhere, and suddenly her voice was clearer "I’hed "No They won’t even let us on her floor Theresa snuck up, though She said there were cops outside her door, but they caught her and escorted her back down here Noah knows the hospital’s ads We’re stuck Froh, her parents are flying in soon She got quiet "Emma, are those your parents?"

"No Andrea was adopted"

"Oh"

Yeah My throat burned

"Okay" She kept her voice at a whisper "I saw one of Carter’s guys here, too He walked through the lobby to the elevator Theresa tried to slip into the elevator with him, but he didn’t let her We don’t know if he went up to see your sister or if--"

"No Drake’s there The medics took him and my sister to the hospital I’m sure Peter is there for hiuards you just mentioned," I explained

"Oh Gotcha I didn’t know all their naood to hear her voice, hear her laughing again A lu your boyfriend is a safe driver"

"He’s a cop He tends to speed solad everything’s okay I’ve rew, and I whispered back, "I’ve missed you, too" I had missed all of them, even Noah "I’ll see you in a few then"

"Okay See you"

It felt weird getting into a car with Amanda’s boyfriend--and no one else For an entire year I had been surrounded by Carter and his ht old memories to the surface, back when I traveled alone--before Carter ca with Mallory I realized if she had seen uy, she would’ve wanted to date him And Amanda would’ve hated it I chuckled

"What’s that?" Brian asked,Just ‘another tiht"

"Oh yeah?"