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“You didn't? Then why… ? Why did you let me try?”
He answered in a soft almost-whisper“I figured it was better to die trying than to live without
the kid
For a moment, my throat was choked with emotionMel was too overcome to speak as well
We were a family in that one instantNo need to feel things that would only come to nothingProbably any of you could get away with it, if you acted naturallyShe did
look at my neck I touched it reflexively“Your scar is too obviously homemade, but with the
medicines I took, Doc could fix that
“I doubt any of us could act so naturalI know what they expect I laughed briefly to myselfIf you trusted me, I could probably get you anything in the world you wantedIt was just the stress fading, making me giddyBut it was funny to meDid he
realize that I would do exactly that for him? Anything in the world he wanted
“I do trust you,” he whispered“With all our lives, I trust you
And hehad trusted me with every single human lifeHis, and Jamie's, and everyone else's
“Thank you,” I whispered back
“You did it,” he repeated in wonder
“We're going to save him
Jamie is going to live,Mel rejoic