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“How a I can control Maybe I should get out of your lap? You seem calm now”

He tightened his hold “You changed youraround, but still found hi his breath for her answer

She rolled her eyes dramatically It was cute “Don’t be stupid And I never decided to touch you in the first place You blackmailed me into it”

“Bébé, I didn’t black brain of yours But, having your sweet body would be a nice side benefit”

“Striker!” She so I have questions”

“Chère, that ain’t no surprise You always have questions Ask away But how about you ask theain, I can kiss you until you check back in”

She relaxed back into hier to break their contact as he was “That is not an appropriate way to deal with a person who’s in shock”

“As entertaining as this dynas we need to deal with”

“He’s right” He kissed Friday gently “You okay??

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She softened and nodded, her focus on his yellow eye “Does the changed iris affect your vision? Is it the reason you can see in the dark? How did it happen? Is that why you’re hiding out? Have you been seen by a doctor?”

“And she’s back again” He relaxed into his chair but kept an arm around her waist to keep her close “Doc? You want to take it from here?”

“Sure We can’t see anyone in the et out about us”

Jeremiah, the ex-army chaplain, interrupted, “They’d lock us up and turn us into experireat reward for a bunch of soldiers who died for their country None of us are keen on being dissected in the name of science”

The fact Friday didn’t even try to argue against Jere She knew, just as et them killed