14 - Gathering
"I"m proud of you."
Æquana remained staring out the passenger side window, but she couldn"t help the smile that spread across her lips. "It was rough."
"I know it was," Talon told her. "If it had been me, I probably would have called the whole thing off rather than walk into those back rooms, not knowing what I"d see, or what I"d find."
They were traveling through an Annapolis suburb, on their way to meet up with Talon"s old squad who was gathering for a private party. She stared at the homes and cars, the portable basketball nets in the driveways, front yards filled with scattered toys and bicycles. The normalcy of the way life should be, as they drove by.
Yes, she had been terrified, going into those examination rooms. But she wouldn"t have been able to do it without
