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Meg wondered how old he thought he was Sometimes he came

off as almost childlike Other times he looked at her with barely

controlled lust in his eyes He hadn’t acted on it Meg felt perfectly

safe with hies

After they ate, Meg intended to get this bonding thing done, so she

could have another fully functional, non-crazy teammate

After she had broken down, Meg had made a few decisions She

was stuck here She wasn’t getting home, so she had two options She

could lie down and cry She could bemoan her fate and become bitter,

or she could get off her ass and make do She could be dependent on

the people around her, or she could learn really damn fast As she

didn’t intend to act as Beck’s wife again, she decided she’d better be a

fast learner

She had discovered a s the barn It had

a cot where Beck had slept the night before and a little stove to keep it