It"s funny how readily we open up to the people from our past when we need someone to talk to, even if the original relationship was not particularly close. It"s funny how readily we open up to the people from our past when we need someone to talk to, even if the original relationship was not particularly close.* * * Dax was the first to speak. “What the f**k was that?” Mickey and Janson slowly nodded their heads. Something clanged as it fell from one of the shelves into the pile of debris. Scarlett grabbed a stool and sat at the worktable. “Um, that was me saving your ass.” She reached over and grabbed a piece of pepperoni pizza from a box she hadn"t noticed before. Her other hand reflexively moved to her cracked ribs. She took a bite of the room-temperature slice and continued. “Mm…

