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I nod, and slowly rise off the sofa Drake leans down and grips the glass, raising it and extending his hand towards ratefully, and I reach out for the aspirin, popping it intoit ater God,and I feel seedy as hell I’ain I put

"A shower and fresh air always help a hangover, maybe some decent food"

I lift my head from my hands and stare up at Drake "Thanks"

"Your friend asked for you this ent"

I sigh I know Eric wants to talk to ht, and I know I can’t escape hio and see hiet to my feet, and h they’re about to drop out "Thanks," I mutter

"It’s lethal stuff"

I stare at him, and I swear he looks like he wants to smirk "No shit"

He does se, and he’s got one cute dimple in his cheek It’s odd; most people have two I can’t help but return his odd smirk, and, with no words needed, we both turn and walk away I head to the shower and spend the next half an hour in it, relieving soover body When I’m done, I throw on a pair of jeans and a tank, and head toward the dining roo up when I corateful, and pick at the juicy greenforward to this confrontation, but I know it has to be done I can’t i so well down in the cells, and I know it ardless of hoe’re both feeling, and I won’t leave him in his tis down from the roof, and GG appears I squeal and leap backwards, then cry out when rins, and tilts his head to this side "You look like shit, Indi girl"

I putinto the roof "Where the hell did you just corins, and slides the ladder back up into the roof "It’s the fire escape"

Fire escape

Fire escape

My head spins

"Where does it go?" I try to ask casually

"Up into the navigation office"

On the deck Oh et Eric and we could escape through it We could juation office Could that be our escape? Hope swells in my chest, and I try to nod casually as GG slides a latch across and then crosses his ar down to see your friend?"