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Jen’s voice was soft "It’s no big thing, he’s not an option" She swung back to the other end of the drunken spectru, "He’s not an option," over and over in the sarabbed Jen and helped her into her clothes and then hollered for Decebel to join theain When he walked back into the room, Jen i up at him dreamily He walked over to the bed as Jen continued to keep herself attached to him When they were both seated he looked up at Sally, "So what exactly happened last night?"

Sally closed her eyes and rubbed her face roughly with her hands, trying in vain to remember what happened but there was just a black spot in her mind

"I don’t remember, Decebel," she answered honestly

"Okay, what’s the last thing you remember?"

"Jen and I had decided to sneak into the ICU to see Jacque We wandered all over the hospital until we nearly got caught by soo on without her and said she would stay and distract the guy"

Decebel growled "What do you uy?" He looked down to ask Jen about it but she was sound asleep, her head leaned against his ars up on the bed, then covered her with the blankets He turned back to Sally and pinned her with his gaze "What the hell were you two thinking? Did I not specifically say to not do anything stupid?"

It was clear to Sally that nothing she could say would calm the pissed off olf in front of her, so she didn’t even try "Look, Jacque is our best friend, she’s all alone in a room with tubes and crap stuck to her, she’s in pain, and she’s scared We were not just going to leave her like that all by herself"

"I understand that, but you could have asked for help instead of atte it on your own," Decebel told her

Sally’s jaw dropped open, baffled by what she had just heard "Are you saying you would have helped us?"

"I’ to say that I wouldn’t have tried to talk you out of it, but knowing this one," he nodded his head in Jen’s direction, "she wouldn’t have relented So yes, I would have helped you"

"Wow Well, next time ant to break some rules ill definitely recruit your expertise"

"Good, now do you re else? Did youback to your room?" Decebel fired question after question at Sally

"Hold up, Dec Lether hands up in an effort to get hi in front of the ICU doors and I was trying to figure out how they opened and then" Sally furrowed her brow, trying so hard to reot past Skender, right?"

Sally nodded her head yes and watched as Decebel got up and walked to the door He stuck his head out and she heard him ask Skender to come in Skender walked in, shoulders slu ready for his butt to be chewed on by his pack Beta

"Skender," Decebels’ voice was low and dee girls were able to get past you?"

Skender looked at Sally and then at Decebel "It one that long, and the rooone to sleep" Skender stumbled over his words as fear rolled off him

"Why didn’t you call me and ask me to come and take over for you?"

"I don’t know, Decebel I just didn’t think they would try anything"