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Robin whirled. “Oh! Do you want to come home with me?”
Samuel bit the inside of his mouth to keep from explaining what a poor idea that was.
“I want to so bad, but… I can’t. Or, I don’t think it’s a good idea.” Jessica squinted up at him. “Can you translate? Why it’s not good?”
“I live super close, with security,” Robin said.
“That’s not it.” Samuel met Robin’s gaze. “Our theory is that Jessica is a target. On the off chance someone has identified and located you, they would be watching you to find her.”
Robin’s eyes widened and her jaw dropped in horror. “Oh, my God. I didn’t even think of that…”
“Yeah, that’s not a good plan,” Kelsey chimed in.
Robin glanced at Jessica. “Well, what if I stayed with you?”
Her face screwed up. “I really just want to sleep, then you’d be stuck with me in the dark wanting to do something.”
“Oh.” Robin’s face fell.
“Come home with me,” Kelsey said and hooked her arm through Felecia’s. “Both of you. You’re coming with me!”
Robin glanced at Jessica.
“I’ll be fine,” she said and waved Robin off. “Have fun. Email me, or whatever.”
“Are you sure?” she asked.
Jessica pressed her hand to her head. “So sure.”
“Okay.”
Robin dove in, hugging Jessica, and trading softly spoken words, not for his ears. He resisted the urge to leave and give them privacy. Jessica had asked for him. There must be a reason and in her current state, he wasn’t keen to leave her to her own devices. Not to mention he hadn’t seen or spoken to her all fucking day. The knot of something that had been lodged in his chest all day giving him grief was finally easing. Because she was here? Because he could finally see her?
He could be patient.
Robin said what she needed to then turned to look at him. “Make sure she puts pajamas on, okay?”
“Uh, okay…”
What was the story behind that?
Robin nodded, seemingly satisfied, then turned her attention on Kelsey who lost no time at all grabbing her arm and hauling her out on whatever their next adventure entailed.
He watched them go, and couldn’t help but wonder, was that a good idea?
It wouldn’t take much to connect everything back to Robin, at which point Jessica was still at risk.
“Security follows them,” Diha said quietly.
He turned to look at her as she rubbed her shoulders. “Do they know?”
She shrugged. “Kelsey’s probably picked up on it, but I don’t think Felecia or Robin know they’re being looked after. It’ll be easier on the security detail if they’re all together.”
He nodded, relieved they’d thought so far ahead.
“Between us?” Diha pushed to her feet and stretched. “I’ll be surprised if Zora doesn’t strongly encourage all of us to move into the facility as things get… More intense?”
Samuel nodded slowly then glanced at Jessica.