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After Dad finally let us go, we took turns hugging Jack and Deana, Trenton, Shepley, and Aed the kids

"Where are the boys and the twins?" Falyn asked

"All asleep," Aent Blevins We made them pallets on the couches and floor, and then turned out the lights It’s been a long day"

Dad gestured for us to follow hi his cane for support, and then picking it up and starting over "This way Fair warning Agent Blevins is a giant"

"Bigger than Uncle Travis?" Hadley asked

Dad hugged Hadley to his side "Bigger than anyone I’ve ever seen"

Hadley’s eyes widened, and Dad chuckled

"How’s Abby?" I asked

"Getting close," Aht a spark of worry behind her eyes

"She’s early, isn’t she?" Ellie asked

America nodded "Seven weeks early But they decided not to stop her labor"

I wasn’t sure if that was a good thing or not, but Ellie and Falyn weren’t happy about A roo outside the door His hands were clasped at his waist He looked more like secret service than FBI He spoke, his voice abnormally deep "The nurse is on the ith more blankets and pillows"

"Th-thank you," Hadley said, stretching her neck to gaze straight up

Agent Blevins winked at her as she passed by

Ellie and Falyn ushered the kids into the di room, followed by a nurse with short blond hair and a Crest s a stack of blankets and pillows, thanking Agent Blevins as he held the door open for her