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"How far do you think it is to that gap," she asked Alex

He looked up at the uess about three h This dry air is so clear that it can be deceiving" He stopped and slid the canteen strap from his shoulder He handed the canteen to her "Take a drink"

"I can wait," she said

He shook his head "No, don't wait until you're starting to suffer Drink some now"

She drank from the canteen It was tepid and flat, but it et She handed it back to Alex and he drank frolanced around as he screwed the cap back on the canteen "They're probably looking for us by now"

She frowned "The drug people or the police?"

His gaze came back to her and a smile played at the corners of his mouth His eyes expressed hu about the authorities"

"Hoe knohich is which?"

He winked at her "If a chopper has the word POLICE on the side of it, we're probably safe"

"What was on the one that went over us back there?"

He sobered and shrugged "I don't know I never saw anything but the shadow - and the tail of it in the distance It could have been either or neither"

They were talking around as most important to both of them - the children If Jonathan had called for help, as happening to the children right now? There was a reason neither of the about it - aside fro about it

Carmen stared at the mountain that lay between theh tiet to the children Would their dileet?

"All this so I could look at some wild horses" She didn't realize she had said it out loud until Alex looked at her

He shook his head "No Cars areto point fingers and assign blas A person should be able to watch wild horses froer You didn't do anything wrong They did"

He was right, of course Tears stung her eyes and a luain?

Alex stepped toward her and drew her into his arms "Jonathan will take care of them They will all be fine We'll be with them in a few more hours Keep your chin up We can do this if we don't lose faith and give up We have to work together"