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Fuck I should decline, but they’re too good I reach out and nab a hot one,it from hand to hand as it cools

I glance up at Pepper, noting the healthy color of her skin and the s? Recovery going good?”

Her brow lifts in surprise, even though I’ve been engaging with all the wouess it’s still a bit shocking to them that I actually kno to talk

“I’eiven it to her in the hospital after she’d been shot by his ex-girlfriend It scared the fuck out of hi

I re all too well That same sick, twisted pain deep in the pit of my stomach I’d felt after the crash when I had to sit there for hours and watch MJ die beside me

A rush of panic hits e to lurch out of

Then Nora’s words filter in through the buzzing in s, expand your belly Hold it for three… two… one… and let it out slowly”

She’d done that hippie-dippie shit on me Thursday at the end of our session Wanted to teach ed ative emotion

I suck in air through , but the closing of ives it away There’s total silence around s, ain, slowly as Nora urged, and then once ood measure

When I openaway, but Pepper watches aze

Her hand coives me a short squeeze “I meditate, too It really helps, especially if I wake up frohtmare”

“From when you were shot?” I ask

She nods, adding in a hout the day Just a few times, whether you need it or not”

“Okay,” I reply sort of dued to reconnect with my teammates and ht I would, and attended a girls’ only party to bake cookies, where I’ve gotten advice on how to meditate

My world has turned fucking upside down

A chime fro the cookie I’ve yet to eat back on the plate