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"Hey, where are you going?" she asks, clearly ticked off

I shrug and point to Agent Walker

"Red’s taking care of our lunch," I say And then I’one

CHAPTER SEVEN

SARAH’S WAITING FOR ME ON THE SIDEWALK A few stores down When I get close, she starts to walk away quickly, and I have to jog a few steps to catch up to her

"What was all that about?" she asks

"You’re going to have to be a little more specific," I say

"All that stuff about Sa to cover my ass if they didn’t already think he ith John after I stupidly said his na to throw them off the trail"

"Okay, then what about holding my hand What was that?"

I stop and turn to her We’re on the corner The hips her hair back and forth across her face, and she looks like tears ht fall froents are still watching us, so I step to the side to make sure that they can’t see her face froirlfriend, they’re going to keep watching you," I say softly "You know that I was just trying to throw them off you as well"

"I can look out for myself," she says

"I know you can But you shouldn’t have to John shouldn’t have--"

"I know" She cuts me off in a huff "Trust me, I know I’m well aware of how messed up this situation is All of it And if there was so, I would I half wish John would get arrested because at least that way I’d knohere he is, and that he’s safe"

The histles a little as we stand, not talking to one another I want to hug her--to touch her in any way--and it takes a good amount of my willpower to remind myself that if I freak Sarah out, I lose the only person I care about, and the only person I can talk to about everything that’s happening Other than a bunch of rando in theiron caffeine and corn chips

Besides, I’ve already pushed her as much as I can today

"Sam doesn’t believe in Sasquatches," Sarah finally says with a faint s for hifoot," I say

This gets a little laugh out of her, which makes me smile