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“You surprise me,” she said

Zach winked “There’s more where that came from, baby”

Toni laughed, which had to be his intent and, suddenly, a heavy weight lifted off her Zach was right This was over Done She’d survived and had been using her experience to try to help other ot as bad as hers How could she give that up? Sheto love life in Tennessee, but she had a passion for helping troubled teens she couldn’t just ignore So to have to make some serious life decisions

She turned back to Copper “Sorry about that”

Copper waved it away

“Shark had a great grandfather that lived to be a hundred and six years old He was a nasty, paranoid old bastard Lived off the grid in a cabin in the woods I think he was one of those guys prepared for anything from nuclear fallout to an alien invasion” She rolled her eyes and rubbed at an ache in her neck “Anyway, the old guy loved his great grandson and left his cabin to Shark when he died”

Finally, Copper smiled It was almost hard to see with the bushy beard “That’s the best nee’ve had in days, darlin’ Why don’t you give the address to Jig over there, and we’ll get a plan together to get Mav back”

“Well, uh, that’s the thing I don’t know the address I’m not sure it actually has an address And it’s been so ru started around the table, she rushed on “But I could find it I’m sure of it Take me with you, and I knoill come back to me as we drive”

“Overbody” Zach stood so fast she nearly tu way, Copper This is not happening”

“Uh, Zach, it et Maverick back,” Toni pointed out She had to help It felt like destiny Like giving a purpose to all the shit she went through in the past So she could now use her knowledge to help theseto her over the past feeeks Help them save Maverick

“You are not getting within ten miles of fuckin’ Shark You hearway”