there. Squinting into the darkness, she raised a hand, and Slater went around to the door. By the time he got it open, she was already in his arms. He kicked it closed, and they simply stood there, cradling each other in their arms, wordlessly. And if Slater had still had any doubts at all, if he had any lingering reservations about the decision he had already made but not yet shared, they melted away in the heat of their embrace. Before he could find the right words, Nika, with her face still pressed against his chest, said, “I was working on what to say.” “About the totem pole?” “I can’t
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