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"Right," Serg chiot to help each other out"

"That is e’re always saying," Hayley said

"You knohat? I have a great idea," Boden said excitedly, as if so had just occurred to hiet it, and we could all have a drink to celebrate How does that sound?"

Louis, Hayley, and Bruce all looked at each other, and they looked quite pleased, like they were getting aith sootten the canary, and they all chuckled

"Yeah," Hayley said, trying not to laugh as she spoke for the group "That sounds great"

"Max, why don’t you go up to your rooht he s, but he didn’t He just sighed and trudged away He had to walk past our guests on his way to the stairs, and Hayley reached out and ruffled his hair as he went by I had to use allher arether "I’ll be right back with the alcohol"

Boden turned and went downstairs We had a few bottles of wine off the kitchen, but I knew for a fact that we had no vodka in the house So I had no idea what Boden was getting in the base and I stood off to the side of the roouests seeh it, clai their space already

None of the in Louis’s ear that hed, and it sent a chill down my spine

"You knohat, I’m sorry," Boden said as he ascended the stairs "We’re completely out of vodka"

Then he turned at the top of the stairs, co out so we could all see hi He had it pointed at the ceiling so far, but it was locked and loaded Bruce growled, and Hayley gasped at the sight of it

"But I did find this awesome crossbow," Boden finished

"Oy!" Louis held up his hands and took a step back "There’s no need for that!"

"But…" Hayley looked genuinely distressed and confused, and her eyes darted around the roo back on Boden so she could plead with hiether!"

"I lied" Boden shrugged "I don’t trust any of you, and I want you to get the hell out ofabout that incensed Louis He shook his head and swore under his breath He made ait directly at him

"This isn’t your house!" Louis snapped, but he stopped "You have no ht to this house than we do!"