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Slade stuck close to Kyra the rest of the day. He told himself it was to make sure she was doing okay, but being around her helped calm him down.
Dex smirked every time Slade walked in the door with a cup of coffee or a snack, but Kyra didn’t seem to mind. It was only when Rocky pulled Slade aside that he realized he wasn’t being as subtle as he thought.
“You doing okay?” Rocky asked, following Slade into his office.
“Yeah, why?”
“Uh, because you went to the scene of another bank robbery this morning. You can play it off all you want, but I know it messed with your head.”
“I’m good,” Slade said, not meeting his friend’s gaze.
“Okay, then how’s Kyra?”
Slade shook his head. “Better than I expected. She’s shaken up, but she wants to catch these guys.”
“It’s the same group?”
“We d
