COFL Billions Upon Billions

“Are you comfortable?” Luc asked as he laid out the extra bedding. “Do you have the instructions?”

“Don't go more than fifty feet without more biscotti on my hands and feet. Don't dry out. If it's really warm, stay inside.” She knew it all. “How long do I have to stay here?”

A question he didn't want to answer, but he had to. “Until I know who is behind this.”

“What about my life on the ground? It's beautiful up here but I live on the ground. My parents and my college.”

“I can't do anything for college. It's too risky.” Luc looked back at her. “I will tell your parents you are safe. I will explain everything, even the song. I won't hold anything back, not this time. I've learned my lesson.”

“I am sorry that I didn't talk to you again,” Melina confessed to him. “It's just that . . .”