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"No," he ad his head "But I have to believe it And you do too"

"I can't stop picturing it," I admitted

"It's trau from experience

"No," I said, shakingthe scene "I o out of his eyes right before"

"No, Roht went out, he would have been dead when they brought hi They just need to get the bullets out And repair the dae And then he will be in recovery for a while And then they will move him onto a normal floor where you can visit him"

"Oh, so to make sure I can visit hi

"Well," he said, giving uess e you that," he agreed "Are you okay? How's your arnarly"

"Twelve stitches It was a graze I'"

'Yet," he told me "You're still in shock And worried about Luca Once you know he's okay, it is going to hurt like a motherfucker"

"Speaking from experience?"

'Yes"

Eventually, wethe sun start to lace its fingers across the sky, Lucky getting the occasional update of the He's still in surgery variety

Around five a away again

"Is he just going to be here now? Until Luca gets up?"

"Likely for a while after too When Uncle Ant brings in Blake, he is a fixture until he is sure the whole thing is over"