Chapter 187: Embracement Part 2

I was here just last night, but everything looks different. And I was alone - well, I guess not quite alone. I had the Lynzees. Are they going to come to me again? She - the Mother - said there was stuff I had to do. What stuff? Would Clarence know?

"What you thinking about there, bestie?" Able grins next to me. "Looks like you're in some deep thought. I'm not interrupting, am I?"

"No," I smile over at Able, my focus dropping. "How's your arm doing?"

"It's still attached," he rotates his shoulder. "Pretty much healed. They slapped a good amount of Vilbrees on it. That stuff really works."

"It does."

"Hey..." he leans in, lowering his voice. "I...uh... heard what happened yesterday... about you and Clarence." Able flexes his brows. "Weird."

"Tell me about it."

"And you had no idea?"

I shake my head.

"Must've blown your mind."

"I don't know what to think," I bite my lip. "I talked to Reid a little about it."

"What'd he say?"