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“Not from this distance. I’ll get closer.”
“Whoa—” I say. “Should she really be getting closer to that?”
“She’ll be fine, Boxcar,” Fox says. This is what she does.” He clicks the radio. “I’ll cover you. See if you can find out what they’re doing.”
“On it.”
Fox rolls his shoulders, shaking out his tension. He pauses to glance over at me and he smiles. “She’ll be fine,” he repeats.
“I know,” I say.
I inhale a deep, frustrated breath. He sees through it completely but there’s not much I can do about that. There’s not much I can do about anything right now, other than watch. I can barely even do that out here in the dark.
“Here.”
I look up from the radar and Fox hands me a pair of binoculars.
“Night vision,” he says.
“Ooo…”
I flick them on and bring them to my eyes, being careful not to scratch my glasses. The once-black warehouse now glows with shades of green.
Caleb catches my attention, slowly slinking onto the grounds from the west side dressed all in black. Her short hair is secured back out of the way, but harsh winds attempt to pull the hidden locks free.
“Damn, she’s cool,” I say.
Fox chuckles and clicks his radio back on. “Slow down, Caleb. You have movement around the corner.”
I flinch, pulling my gaze away from her long enough to catch the very armed, very scary-looking, man headed right for her location around the building.
“Shoot him—!” I gasp.
“Calm down, Box…” Fox’s voice slides off his lips, smooth as butter.
“But he’s—”
“Box.”
Caleb retreats into the shadows before the patrol makes it to her location. He continues, completely unaware she’s even near him.
I exhale the breath I didn’t realize I was holding. “Okay…”
Fox turns away from his scope to pat me on the back. “See? Relax…” he says. “Panic only when necessary.”
“How do I know when panic is necessary?”
He shrugs. “Watch me. If I’m not panicking, then you shouldn’t be either.”
“But you’re cool as fuck, dude. You never panic.”
“I’ve panicked before.” His eyes flick in thought. “Once.”
“You can hold his hand later, Fox. Do you mind giving me an update on my path, please?”
My chest sinks at the sound of her voice. Fuck…
Fox focuses through his scope again. “You’re all clear, Caleb.”
