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Gem reached for Ross as the wave of water Orion had created to carry him to shore slowly receded under him. She turned him over. He was deathly pale with a slight tinge of blue around his lips. Her fingers trembled as she caressed his cold cheek.
“We have to get the water out of his lungs,” she said in an urgent voice.
Her hands moved to the sides of his chest and she sent a gentle push against his lungs. A small, but steady stream of water slipped from his lips. Her throat tightened and she repeated the action over and over until she thought she had pushed all of the water from his lungs.
“Let me,” Orion gently said when she brushed the back of her hand against her cheek.
Orion placed his hands over Ross’s heart. Small electrical charges emitted from his hands and Ross’s body bowe
