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Worn out and thirsty, she headed to the fridge and opened it Just eggs, butter, a block of cheese that had seen better days and…a bottle of orange juice Tears filled her eyes as she grabbed it The date was still good She wished she had one of Harris’ screwdrivers at this point

She had already righted the couch, but the cushions were ripped Shrugging, she sat down anyway and opened the bottle Chugging it down, she wasa mental list of what clothes, pictures and stuff she would take with her

Her phone rang and she jurabbed it while rolling her eyes

“Sis?”

“Walker?” she replied

“Yes, who else would call you sis? You got so I don’t know about?”

She smiled at his usual smartass personality “Where have you been?”

“I had messes to clean up, remember?” he quipped

She thought of the carnage on the mountain “Okay, well so did I”

“What?”

“My apartment has been trashed”

Silence

“Did you hear me?” she asked

“Are you okay?” His voice held a growl in it

“Yes, but my stuff isn’t”

“The perps aren’t still around?”

She rolled her eyes “Oh yeah, I’ them pizza as we speak, dumbass”

“Cute, Riley,” he snipped

“Pisses me off cause I had to stop and clean all this shit up before I can leave”

Silence

“Walker?”

“Leave to where, Riley?” he asked

She rolled her eyes again, took a sip of her juice and answered, “Up the mountain”

Silence

“Walker? What the hell is the matter with you?”

“Listen, Riley…I’ up

She pulled the phone away and stared at it like it was so alien Now, she re a life, he could never talk about Giving cryptic answers to any questions, she had AfterHarris, she understood more now about what they did and why they did it Still, he could be an ass, her brother She smiled She loved the asshole anyway

Setting the phone back in its cradle, she headed to her bedrooet a suitcase This tih she doubted the man would let her wear any She snickered as she stopped and rubbed the goose bu rapidly God, she couldn’t wait to see him