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She nodded and speed-walked across the lawn to keep up with Jig’s long stride “Okay That’s easy enough” Thank God She wasn’t sure she had the mental capacity to recall a coh the past twenty-four hours

“Yeah, anted to keep you out of it as much as possible”

“Where is he?” She looked around but didn’t see Copper anywhere Panic had her grabbing Jig’s arm “Did they take him already?”

“Nah” Jig pointed to thein the bed of the truck You can ride back there with hiot some blankets back there so you shouldn’t be too cold”

“Thanks, Jig” Shell took off toward the truck Zach helped her cli on a thick stack of folded blankets with another covering his body

Shell lowered to her knees and crawled over to him As carefully as possible, she laid down next to him Comfortable wouldn’t exactly be the word she’d use to describe the set-up, but she’d lie on broken glass to be next to Copper

“Closer,” he mumbled, eyes closed

“I don’t want to hurt you”

“Need to feel you” His slurred words had worry skittering across Shell’s nerve endings Copper was a steel pillar, and those should never cru, to say the least

She inched her way closer until her body was pressed along his side Gently, she rested her arm across his chest “Better?”

He grunted

“We’re done, Shell, you hear me?”

Her heart stopped Literally died “W-what?” He was breaking up with her? Tears spilled down her cheeks

Now?

“Done with this bullshit Soon as I’ married”

Shell couldn’t help it, she laughed “Copper, you’ve lost a lot of blood I think you’re delirious”

“Not fucking delirious,” he muttered “Say yes”

“You didn’t ask me a question”