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The group split up, with Rick, Jane and Dr Evans head

ing back into the building where they did their best to ignore the bodies on the floor as they headed upstairs to retrieve their gear Oles and Jacob stayed in the parking lot near the police car, talking in low voices about the technical details involved in accessing the syste

Ostap and Carl, walking together, headed down the drive to the entrance to the co it in place so that it couldn’t be easily opened again fro either the technicians nor the new trio to hear what they discussed They lingered for severalto the co to head back up toward the buildings

Jane, who upon retrieving her gear had , stared out theat the pair, shaking her head slowly as they sauntered back up the drive, their rifles loosely held in their hands “I don’t like this,” she whispered to herself

“Don’t like what?” Jane started at the voice behind her and turned to see Rick standing behind her, watching out the ell

Jane turned and shook her head as she started walking out of the roo”

Rick reached out and took her ar her dead in the eyes “If you think so—I need you to tell me, okay?”

Jane started to speak, stopped, let out a sigh, shook her head and rubbed her eyes, trying to co about without sounding insane “You… you kno you helped as?”

Rick snorted in a Of course I remember”

“Why did you help h to let your guard down and helpme there?”

Rick furrowed his brow and pursed his lips as he pondered the question “I suppose… well, you needed help And you seeh”

“When we got out of that casino, before the military took us to the base, I had plenty of opportunities to run I didn’t, though You want to knohy?”

Rick shrugged “I’m not sure I follow all of this, but sure; why?”

“Because I had a good feeling about you You were kind, helpful, self-sacrificing and you never once oal in mind to reach your wife and children but you never onceto be jeopardized if I stuck with you That’s the sa I had about Dr Evans, when I ain Out of everyone I’ve seen and met since all of this terrible stuff started, you two have been the only ones that haven’t givenwhen I first met you”

“Well, Dr Evans is a nice guy”