44 “I knew you'd come back for us,” Ashley said. Michiko hugged her tight. “You're the best,” Hassan said. “Guys, you have no idea how much I thought you were dead,” Michiko said. “We thought we were dead, too,” Rudy said. “But we were lucky. And we found these guys.” Rudy pointed to Alistair and the real estate crew. Alistair waved. “Tell me everything,” Michiko said. Eddie elbowed Grayson. “Starting to get weird, huh?” he asked. Michiko shushed him. “No ruining my reunion!” she said, wagging a finger. Then she punched Hassan on the shoulder. “No offense, but you got us into this,” she said. Hassan rubbed his shoulder. “Had a lot of time to think about that,” he said. “Sorry I got us into this mess. I really thought we might be able to save that lost guy.” “I forgive you,”

