“Need to talk to you,” Jeb said, huffing as he... “Need to talk to you,” Jeb said, huffing as he sat down across from Jared“Hey, there,” he said
in my direction, nodding
“You know how much I hate that,” Jared muttered
“Ian already told me about the Seekers –”
“I knowI was just talkin' with him about itThen what do you want?”
“Not so much whatI wantIt's what everybody needsWe're running low on just about
everythingWe need a real comprehensive supply run
“Oh,” Jared muttered; this topic was not what he'd been tensed forAfter a short pause he said,
“Send Kyle
“Okay,” Jeb said easily,
vintage chanel jewelry bracing himself against the wall to rise againIt seemed his suggestion had been a bluffHe folded as soon as Jeb took him up
on itHe's too…”
Jeb chuckled“Almost got us in some real hot water the last time he was out alone, didn't he?
Not one to think things throughIan, then?”
“He thinks things throughtoo much
“Brandt?”
“He's no good for the long tripsStarts getting panicked a few weeks in
“Okay, you tell me who, then
The seconds passed and I heard Jared suck in a breath now and then, each time as if he was
about to give Jeb an answer,
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“Ian and Kyle together?” Jeb asked“Maybe they could balance each other out“Like the last time? Okay, okay, I know it has to be me
“You're the best,” Jeb agreed“You changed our lives when you showed up here
Melanie and I nodded to ourselves; this didn't surprise either of usJamie and I were perfectly safe while Jared's instincts guided us; we never
came close to getting caughtIf it had been Jared in Chicago, I'm sure he would have made it
out fine
Jared jerked his shoulder toward me“What about…
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“I'll keep an eye on her when I canAnd I'll expect you to take Kyle with you
“That won't be enough–Kyle gone and you keeping an eye on her when you canShe… it won't
last long
Jared started to shake his head slowly back and forth
“How long can you stay down here?” Jeb asked him
“I don't know,” Jared whispered
There was a long silenceAfter a few minutes, Jeb began whistling tunelessly
Finally, Jared let out a huge breath that I hadn't realized he'd been holding
“I'll leave tonight The words were slow, full of resignation but also reliefHis
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slightly, got a little less defensiveIt was as though he was making the transition back to who
he'd been here before I showed upLetting one responsibility slide from his shoulders and
putting another, more welcome one in its place
He was giving up on keeping me alive, letting nature–or rather mob justice–take its course
When he returned, and I was dead, he wouldn't hold anyone responsible
All this I could hear in those three words
I knew the human exaggeration for sorrow–abroken heartMelanie remembered speaking the
phrase
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