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"Where were you?"

"Getting this," Flynn answered breathlessly, slinging the semi-heavy bag onto the boat. It landed with a soft thud. After this, he tugged at his shirtsleeve, covering the red lines Angelle had inflicted upon him. But that didn't make them any less painful. And they burned. "I talked to the Weather Man, too. He gave me a green light, which is great." He let out an awkward chuckle and looked down.

Some part of Juan heard the strain in Flynn's voice. "I wasn't gone too long, was I? I walked all the way to our place."

"No, you weren't too long," Flynn obliged, after a deep breath. "You weren't too long at all."

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