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“What is it?” Ford wondered

“It’s a motorcycle patrol unit,” Luke answered, then frowned “Shit, can he ride?”

“I can ride”

Pace’s deep voice had us all turning toward the doorhere Pace, in his hospital gown, pulling his IV pole, was standing

I looked down at Pace’s prosthetics and burst out laughing

“What the hell are those on your…blades?” I finally asked, getting myself under control rather quickly

It hurt to laugh, I knew if I continued to do it, I’d be hurting so fierce later

Pace looked down at his feet

“Sierra, the nursing student from hell, said that I had to wear non-slip socks,” he said “They were department policy”

He’d slipped his non-slip socks over the blades of his prosthetics

That hy I hadn’t heard him move

Sneaky man

“Pace, I’,” Luke said

Pace’s eyes went fro onto the IV pole, then offered it to Luke

Luke was the one to step forward and take his hand

“Pace Vineyard,” Pace said stiffly “And I’d appreciate it when the next ti discussed, that it be discussed with me”

Luke’s lips twitched “You were next on enda”

“The answer is yes I can ride awas difficult at first, but now, I can do prettyIt just requires me to do it a little differently than I did before the accident”

Luke crossed his arms over his chest

“You have no probleraht not be able to fit you back into your previous spot”

I shrugged “I was already considering leaving for another department anyway”

Luke scowled “Don’t”

Pace shrugged “I do what I need to do to make sure that my life is best for me, not others”

Luke couldn’t refute that logic, so he leaned his shoulder against the wall

“The encies,” he said “I don’t foresee it as going badly The only thing I can see as being a proble forced to take on a partner So far, there are five officers Each one ork three different shifts, four out of seven days a week Shifts change every week, but they are only during the daylight hours, and they’re ten-hour shifts instead of twelve”

Pace nodded “How ?”