let’s go.
Besides, you’re no fun tonight.”
“ I know, Cass. I’m just
nervous about this mission. We’ve never gone to another
jurisdiction headquarters, and if what James said is true and this
is a huge lead, then—” I couldn’t finish my thought. A huge lump
formed in my throat and prevented any other words from
escaping.
“ You have nothing to be
worried about. Especially not with that wicked cool power you
received. I mean seriously, how freakin’ awesome is it that you got
a second silver skin that makes you look like a liquid mercury
Catwoman?”
“ It is pretty fantastic.
And it feels so cold, which is especially wonderful after I’ve been
sweating up a storm for hours.”
“ Lucy, haven’t I told you a
hundred times?” Cassie rolled her eyes at me.
“ Yeah, yeah. Girls don’t
sweat, they glisten. Well, when I’m dripping from glistening so
much, that second skin feels fantastic.”
“ I wonder what my new power
will be? I hope it’s the ability to fly! Or invisibility, that
would be so cool!” Cassie swirled the tip of her knife around as
she tallied off all the cool powers she wanted to have.
A sharp whistle stopped our chatter.
“We gotta roll, ladies. Quit primpin’ already,” Adam yelled
in.
We came out of the locker room locked
and loaded. Having no idea what we’d face after we arrived in
Louisiana, we prepared for the worst. James, Zander, Adam, Max, and
Elizabeth were all waiting for us at the realm transfer door.
Surprisingly, Amelia was there too. I shot a look to James to see
how he was taking this, but he was busying himself showing Zander a
new technique for drawing weapons from his bracelet.
I walked up to Amelia and gave her a
quick hug. “Hey, you! Where have you been recently? I’ve missed
hanging out with you!”
“ Oh I know, I miss you guys
too. You must have tons of new gossip for me. This hard ass,” she
pointed to Elizabeth who simply rolled her eyes, “keeps me running
rampant night and day. I was coming to talk to her about taking on
an assistant now that I’m in charge of the Guides. I haven’t slept
more than an hour at a time for weeks! This job is
exhausting!”
“ Oh I bet! I wish you could
have come on vacation with us. That would have been so much fun!
But I can’t thank you enough for babysitting Frenchie during our
vacation. And for watching her again now.”
“ It’s not a problem. She’s
a doll! I’m gonna have to get one of my own soon. Or steal her from
you since you seem to be quite the jetsetter these
days.”
I blushed, feeling guilty for rubbing
it in. I knew she would have loved to have been a part of our team,
but someone needed to take over now that Elizabeth was with us and
Amelia was the best one for the job. Still, I didn’t want to make
her feel worse. Especially since she was helping me out so much. I
bent down and scratched Frenchie behind the ears. She happily
rolled on to her back, and I took the hint and rubbed her belly
too.
“ I’m so sorry,
Amelia—”
She waved her arm dismissively at me.
“Forget it. I’m cranky today. Tell me all about your fun vacation,
and don’t leave any details out! I want to live vicariously through
you.”
“ Max pulled some strings
and got us a long weekend to Tasnim. It was amazing! Four days of
nothing but sand, surf, and sun. I seriously haven’t been that
relaxed since I was alive. You’ll definitely have to come with next
time!”
“ And did Elizabeth go with
you too?” Amelia crossed her arms over her chest and narrowed her
eyes.
“ God, no! I shudder at the
thought of her in nothing but a Speedo and those freaky ass shoes.
Seriously, what is her fascination with those things?”
Amelia relaxed her posture and smiled.
She must really be stressed out. “Oh, okay. It sounds like you had
fun. Let me know the next time you have some time off, though I
doubt I’ll be able to take any myself.”
“ Sure. By the way, how are
you doing after—” I let the
Besides, you’re no fun tonight.”
“ I know, Cass. I’m just
nervous about this mission. We’ve never gone to another
jurisdiction headquarters, and if what James said is true and this
is a huge lead, then—” I couldn’t finish my thought. A huge lump
formed in my throat and prevented any other words from
escaping.
“ You have nothing to be
worried about. Especially not with that wicked cool power you
received. I mean seriously, how freakin’ awesome is it that you got
a second silver skin that makes you look like a liquid mercury
Catwoman?”
“ It is pretty fantastic.
And it feels so cold, which is especially wonderful after I’ve been
sweating up a storm for hours.”
“ Lucy, haven’t I told you a
hundred times?” Cassie rolled her eyes at me.
“ Yeah, yeah. Girls don’t
sweat, they glisten. Well, when I’m dripping from glistening so
much, that second skin feels fantastic.”
“ I wonder what my new power
will be? I hope it’s the ability to fly! Or invisibility, that
would be so cool!” Cassie swirled the tip of her knife around as
she tallied off all the cool powers she wanted to have.
A sharp whistle stopped our chatter.
“We gotta roll, ladies. Quit primpin’ already,” Adam yelled
in.
We came out of the locker room locked
and loaded. Having no idea what we’d face after we arrived in
Louisiana, we prepared for the worst. James, Zander, Adam, Max, and
Elizabeth were all waiting for us at the realm transfer door.
Surprisingly, Amelia was there too. I shot a look to James to see
how he was taking this, but he was busying himself showing Zander a
new technique for drawing weapons from his bracelet.
I walked up to Amelia and gave her a
quick hug. “Hey, you! Where have you been recently? I’ve missed
hanging out with you!”
“ Oh I know, I miss you guys
too. You must have tons of new gossip for me. This hard ass,” she
pointed to Elizabeth who simply rolled her eyes, “keeps me running
rampant night and day. I was coming to talk to her about taking on
an assistant now that I’m in charge of the Guides. I haven’t slept
more than an hour at a time for weeks! This job is
exhausting!”
“ Oh I bet! I wish you could
have come on vacation with us. That would have been so much fun!
But I can’t thank you enough for babysitting Frenchie during our
vacation. And for watching her again now.”
“ It’s not a problem. She’s
a doll! I’m gonna have to get one of my own soon. Or steal her from
you since you seem to be quite the jetsetter these
days.”
I blushed, feeling guilty for rubbing
it in. I knew she would have loved to have been a part of our team,
but someone needed to take over now that Elizabeth was with us and
Amelia was the best one for the job. Still, I didn’t want to make
her feel worse. Especially since she was helping me out so much. I
bent down and scratched Frenchie behind the ears. She happily
rolled on to her back, and I took the hint and rubbed her belly
too.
“ I’m so sorry,
Amelia—”
She waved her arm dismissively at me.
“Forget it. I’m cranky today. Tell me all about your fun vacation,
and don’t leave any details out! I want to live vicariously through
you.”
“ Max pulled some strings
and got us a long weekend to Tasnim. It was amazing! Four days of
nothing but sand, surf, and sun. I seriously haven’t been that
relaxed since I was alive. You’ll definitely have to come with next
time!”
“ And did Elizabeth go with
you too?” Amelia crossed her arms over her chest and narrowed her
eyes.
“ God, no! I shudder at the
thought of her in nothing but a Speedo and those freaky ass shoes.
Seriously, what is her fascination with those things?”
Amelia relaxed her posture and smiled.
She must really be stressed out. “Oh, okay. It sounds like you had
fun. Let me know the next time you have some time off, though I
doubt I’ll be able to take any myself.”
“ Sure. By the way, how are
you doing after—” I let the
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