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I pushed it away and looked over at Coop and Jack They were huddled, going over things "How’s Luce?"

Jack smiled up from the phone he was bent over, "Good She’s with Fitz"

"Oh, good How did he get her?"

Coop shook his head, "Long story" He cocked a set cleaned up?"

I looked around the fishing boat, "Where?"

He nodded, "Back there It’s a full captain’s quarters"

I moaned, "Oh my God, yes" He offered me his hand I took it and let hiave me a weird look, "Well, this turned out to be quite the crap shoot"

"It really did"

His blue eyes had hardened, "Get over here"

I walked to hiive you for selling me to Servario"

He wrapped hiive myself for it"

I smiled I couldn’t believe I was on a boat and was totally safe and James was dead, and his mom was dead, and the MI6 bastards were dead We were safe, sort of As safe as we ever could be

Coop set into the shower, and you can sit on the toilet while I fill you in I need to get clean"

He chuckled, "Yes, you do You stink, Evie"

I shoved him and walked to the bathroom off to the side When the hot water hit hly effective can also mean crazy

The drive up to the house lanced back at my mom, "You sure?"

She smiled, "They don’t knoe’re here Trustlike everyone ere running froave Coop a look, "We have to ether this week and we’ll head to a little place I know of that no one else does"

Jack sighed and stretched in the back seat, "I am beat" His voice was sleepy until the car parked Then he ran inside, as if discovering new energy in the hope he would get to see Luce

Fitz ca out in an apron, pale linen pants, and a blue shirt He hisking soot out of the car as both hast at the state of ot kicked by a horse, helping Coop with them Apparently, horses are kind of mean"

She ran to me, "Mohed The swelling of ave rin I rubbed his head and pulled hiood

Fitz laughed, "Evie, you need to ease up on the plastic surgery Age gracefully"

I stuck ue out, "Quiet you" I s his breath I pointed, "You better not say anything"

He winced, "I can’t believe I never thought of that one"

I tossedat hiet you inside and all rested up"

Jules scowled, "Moain"

Mitch’s eyes lit up, "Please, can we ave Fitz a crooked look He put his whisk in the air, "Easy tiger, I was just trying to soften the blow Get them ready for it"

My ?"

He pulled it back, "Snickerdoodles"

Jules hed and walked inside the house, grateful for the fact snickerdoodles were the hot topic for a change Saving the world was on the back burner for a few days I kissed my kids, "Mommy needs sohed, "You’re getting too old for horse work, Moh Coop rustled Mitch’s hair, "You be nice to your ht you into this world and has all the skills necessary to take you out"