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“Yeah, and thank god for that” I run a hand throughunruly “It’s the only way, Annie You have to get through that vent, okay?”

Her arazes over the o?”

“Fuck, sweetheart You know I’ht now” I’ toall of Gian’s stress, I’

“Okay” Annie backed down sensing h this vent”

“Yes, you crawl through that vent and that’s all you have to do”

“Fine,” she ain”

I take a deep breath, takingto help She’s a chaain

Charlie talks her through it with the patience of a saint while I sit doith a cup of espresso Maybe a ood

“Okay, breathe through it, Annie,” Charlie tells her

She inches forward causing the metal to shake

“I’m in!” she finally shouts

“Yes! Good job!” Charlie looks at e smile on his face

She fucking did it

“We have a probleh the excitement with just a feords He leans down to whisper to ain”

“Fuck” I scrub a hand over my chin “You stop him?”