“One–three,” Ian announced
It took him fifteen... “One–three,” Ian announced
It took him fifteen minutes to win, but at least I got to really workI even squeezed in one more
goal, of which I was proudI was gasping for air when he stole the ball from me and sailed it
through my goalposts for the last time
“Good game,” I huffed
“Tired?” he asked, the innocence in his tone a bit overdone“I think
I'm ready for bed myself He leered in a melodramatic way
“Aw, Mel, you know I'm joking
Lily eyed us, mystified
“Jared's Melanie objects to me,” Ian told her, winking“That's… interesting
“I wonder what's taking Wes so long?” Ian muttered, not taking much notice of her
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“Should we go find out? I could use some water
“Me, too,” I agreed Lily didn't move from where she was half sprawled on the floor
As we entered the narrow tunnel, Ian threw one arm lightly around my waist
“You know,” he said, “it's really unfair for Melanie to makeyou suffer when she's angry at me
“Since when are humans fair?”
“Good point
“Besides, she'd be glad to make you suffer, if I'd let her
“That's nice about Wes and Lily, don't you think?” he saidThey both seem very happyWes finally got the girl“Do you think
Melanie would make you very uncomfortable if I were to kiss you right now?”
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We heard Wes shouting at the same timeHis voice came from the end of the tunnel, getting
closer with each word
“They're back! Wanda, they're back!”
It took me less than a second to process, and then I was sprintingBehind me, Ian mumbled
something about wasted effort
I nearly knocked Wes down
And I was off againI flew into the big garden room with my eyes already searchingIt wasn't
hard to find themJamie was standing at the front of a group of people near the entrance to the
southern tunnel
“Hey, Wanda!” he yelled, waving
Trudy held his arm as I ran around the edges of the
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running to meet me
I grabbed his shoulders with both hands and pulled him to me“Oh, Jamie!”
“Did ya miss me?”
“Just a tiny bitWhere is everyone? Is everyone home? Is everyone okay?” Besides Jamie,
Trudy was the only person here who was back from the raidEveryone else in the little
crowd–Lucina, Ruth Ann, Kyle, Travis, Violetta, Reid–was welcoming them home
“Everyone's back and well,” Trudy assured me
My eyes swept the big cave“Where are they?”
“Uh… getting cleaned up, unloading…”
I wanted to offer my help–anything that would get me to where Jared was so I could see
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my own eyes that he was safe–but I knew I wouldn't be allowed to see where the goods were
coming in
“You look like you need a bath,” I told Jamie, rumpling his dirty, knotted hair without letting
go of him
“He's supposed to go lie down,” Trudy said
“Trudy,”Jamie muttered, giving her a dark look
Trudy glanced at me quickly, then looked away
“Lie down… ?” I stared at Jamie, pulling back to get a good look at himHe didn't seem
tired–his eyes were bright, and his cheeks flushed under his tanMy eyes raked over him once
and then froze on his right leg
There was a ragged hole in his jeans a few inches above his
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