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"Over there" I pointed

"Ben!" Sofia began to shout

Derek was already in one of the boats that surrounded the jetty, and we all bundled in after hi higher above the water

I knew that Ben would’ve preferred to leave quietly, but there really wasn’t a way around it Of course they would want to see hi time since they had last seen each other

I looked nervously at Derek as we neared Ben’s subo near hi himself around huhtest, but he looked at me and nodded

As we reached the submarine, the four of us climbed onto the roof The hatch lifted and Ben climbed out of it

"Ben!" his parents called

The expression on Ben’s face was a mixture of tension and confusion As Derek and Sofia moved toward him, he said, "Dad? You’re a… a human? Don’t come near me!"

Sofia had already reached him by now, and she eht by hi that my blood would help to diffuse the scent of his father

Derek looked pained as he stared at his son, as though there was nothing , but he seemed to know better than to draw too close

He re his son

Sofia had tears dripping down her cheeks as she finally stepped back from Ben Tears of happiness Tears of relief

Ben reached for me, and pulled me closer His body felt so tense--the effect that his father’s blood was having on him Ben lowered his face to ht have already finished the container of , perhaps more out of nerves than necessity

Derek and Sofia looked from Ben to me, then back to Ben