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GabbyWonderWoman: No No one could possibly be that stupid

MichaelPeterson240: Exactly

GabbyWonderWoirl in history Since the Big Bang

MichaelPeterson240: I know I’m just as confused aboutto tell me you’re not Jax?

MichaelPeterson240: Give me a chance to explain in person

GabbyWonderWo crazy

MichaelPeterson240: Okay I’m sorry About all this Bye

GabbyWonderWoman: I love you

Michael saw that last line and let out a breath Not knohat else to do, he quickly exited the conversation and turned off his EarCuff He stared at the now-dark spot where the NetScreen had been hovering, his heart ha the night-black road

Gabriela’s dad worked for the VNS VNS security, which was redundant, like she said Things made a little more sense now Kaine wanted that inside track for some reason, which hy he’d sent Michael into Jackson’s body through the Mortality Doctrine And now, noto take advantage of the connection hi else, to find out more about the VNS And at best, to find a way inside their headquarters for a ent Weber In person

Michael settled hilass of theThe vibration of the bus, the thru darkness--it all started to lull him to sleep On soain Gabby She was real, a tether linking his new life to its origins And … she loved hi ridiculous, he let dreaht outside the Kentucky border and found thery and tired, their options limited, they headed for a dump of a café A full day had passed, and darkness had settled on the small dusty town Maybe it was the humidity, but Michael felt damp and itchy and dirty

And now he had to tell his friends about Gabby

They were in a booth, Bryson across from Michael and Sarah Michael had just taken a bite of a turkey club sandwich, washing it doarraced hiot up his nerve

"So," he began, sing, wiping his irlfriend I actually ran into her a couple of ti casual but feeling like he’d just revealed his dirtiest, darkest secret

Bryson and Sarah just looked at hiht be what Kaine was talking about," he continued, "when he said he chose Jackson for a reason Her dad works for the VNS Does security for them In Atlanta, actually Maybe we can use the connection ourselves, to our advantage" He took another big bite of his sandwich, glad he’d finally gotten that off his chest

Bryson had an astonished look on his face "What are you talking about? You’re just bringing this up now?"