Chapter 8We got up early, got dressed, reapplied our tanning makeup, and left just after we thanked our hosts for their hospitality. Abe was a little standoffish. Abe had good reason to be. Still, we were there to do a job. The job was dangerous. No fraternizing on the job. Which was me justifying but also me being, ugh, an adult about all this. First time for everything, I figured.
We hopped in the Jeep. It was already getting hot outside. I was already sweating. I was already having a panic attack. Or a heart attack. It was hard to tell which I preferred at that moment.
“Did you sleep well?” asked Matty as we drove away from the house. He was sitting next to me in the back.
I turned and glared at him. “No thanks to you.”
He blinked and grinned. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
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