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Maskheads (The Maskheads Series, #3)
Chapter Six.
This is a speculative fiction series comprised of three books. Chapters will be released one at a time, with links to previous and next chapters when applicable.
Andy woke up earlier than Sparrow and me, and I woke up to the sound of her in the shower.
I must have just leaned back and fallen asleep at some point during the night. My legs were still hanging off the edge of the bed. Sleeping like that is going to kill my back eventually. I still don’t really sleep well in a bed.
The TV was off, but I didn’t remember switching it off. What was more surprising was finding Sparrow snuggling my left arm. I was trapped until she woke up. These kids were practically begging me to join their gang.
So I didn’t move, and used the few minutes to think. How on Earth was I going to distance myself from these kids? They weren’t seeing me as just a reporter anymore. I could deal with that in terms of Andy. She knew what I was in the end. I’d met her as a reporter.
But she also gravitated toward me when she felt lost and confused about the pregnancy. Maybe she could switch the business side of her off and on. Just like me.
