We'll go with you, Truth said. When the searing light faded, the only light came from the sweeps of the men's flashlights mounted to their guns. It's a partnership, Richard, we're supposed to take turns helping each other. Maybe it was some remnant of an unremembered dream, or maybe there is no excuse, but whatever, I lost it.
Then don't talk about Nathaniel, I said. He held me tight and hard, responding to my desperation. His face relaxed a little just because she'd reached for him. He didn't close his eyes as I came in to kiss him, but I closed mine.
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