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“I didn’t think they allowed that to happen? I’ve heard horrible stories of the dogs being taken away from their handlers so the military could keep them”

“True Did I say I took her with hed at his lie but then froze “She’s picked up the scent Is there anybody watching us? How suspicious do we look right now?” Indi fucking hated being in the dark He fought down the wave of disgust he felt for hierous he hen people were close but in a situation like this? Not so dangerous

“Not a living soul that I can see,” Hollister whispered “We are at the back of the building It looks like there’s some steps that lead to a set of lower o I think she’s hesitating because of the stairs”

“Fuck She is” Indi paused “PutPlease” Damn, that hurt to say

Hollister did as Indi requested and after stu on the first few steps, Indi did fairly well and slowly made his way to the bottoine how stupid he looked and,back a whine She worried about hi, in Indi’s opinion

Sky led him to the door, and Indi felt it from top to bottom Heavy metal doors A thick chain was looped around the handles, held together with a heavy-duty padlock This wouldn’t have been difficult before his accident since he had a knack for picking locks Think, Indi You’ve got this Clay’s counting on you

“I can pick that lock,” Hollister whispered “Want me to?”

“What in the hell makes you think you can pick that lock?” Indi asked in disbelief

“Tone, asshole,” Hollister admonished “When you live on the streets, you pick up a lot of odd habits, especially those that help keep you living through the night I broke into plenty of foreclosure properties so me and the boys would have a safe place to sleep “Let me try, at least”

“By all means,” Indi answered quietly and thankfully “Clearly, I’d struggle with this part” Indi paused and then reached for Hollister “Thanks for being Robin to my Batman”