Twenty-six
Spook woke Dani just after midnight. It was the first time in a long time she didn’t want to leave her dreams.
“Why?” It came out half whine, half wail. “I’ve only been asleep for two hours.”
“It’s taking us longer than I planned on and we have to be on top by noon at the latest.”
“I’ll bet the sunset is lovely up there.”
“Have you ever been in a thunderstorm on a mountaintop?”
She lowered her brows. “I’ve never been on a mountaintop, period.”
“Well, you sure don’t want to be on one in a storm. Lightning is a bitch.” He handed her a wet wipe. “Use this to wash. We’ll have to start being careful with our water from here on out.”
Dani looked at the wipe. It was smaller than the sheet gynecologists’ nurses handed out. She sat up and washed until the scrap went dry, then cra
