Joe held the position while Sam dropped the thermite bomb. They quit the immediate area before the first explosion, but waited around close enough to ...make sure that the distillery was destroyed. It was.Joe then accelerated to catch the chip carrier. They caught it in less than two minutes, and Chuck was again given the honor of bringing it down. Joe pulled into position along side the chip carrier, and Chuck took less than five seconds to acquire the target and shoot it out of the air. Chuck. He didn’t say much, but he moved to a closer chair. He seemed to feel like he was more part of the group after that, not some kind of trespasser. The day passed quickly. In the afternoon, I heard him talking to my mother. ‘Mrs. B, you’ve been really great. Thanks for putting me up.’ ‘Not at all, Greg. We loved your concert. That made last night really special for us.’ ‘Uh, would it be OK if I stayed tonight, too? Maybe I won’t need a place, but …’ ‘Greg, you’re welcome here as long as you. She couldn't wipe the cheesy grin from her face because she was so pleased with herself."Thanks for coming to see me, even if I was out of it," I whispered in her ear, giving her another hug."We all came to see you. I had to pry Kate away. All your girls gave their sleeping prince a kiss," Merritt responded.Another elevator arrived and we entered it. It was surprisingly crowded with crew members. Merritt noted my surprise."Shift personnel have increased to reserve fleet levels for the duration. And the loneliest. And now Jen was going to have his baby, and he'd never see his child, or Jen, again. She'll forgive me, he thought. She has to. She fucking has to.Thursday he showed up at her house. He had called earlier, but she'd hung up on him again. She heard his car in her driveway. She slammed her math book down on her bed.He rang the doorbell, then came in anyway. She walked out of the hall, staring him down. Her parents were gone, luckily."Jen, please. Talk to me! I'm not going to.