She'd discovered it the day he'd vanished. It wasn't immediate, as she hardly tracked his every move, every day, and his personal and professional duties kept him quite busy at times. By the end of the day, however, it was clear that he--and most of his possessions--were vanished completely. When it was first confirmed, the sudden, overwhelming
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He found the older woman alone at a picnic table near the hut that had been John's, and he motioned Ghost to stay back as he drew close, and sat down opposite her. "I take it you knew him well," he said quietly, offering her a slight smile as her head lifted.
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She would have asked to confirm about John--as his manner and sudden arrival implied that he was affected by John's disappearance as well--but he did so first, and thus summoned a small smile.
"We lived through a lot together, yes." Her smile was empathic. "Are you a friend of his?"
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So he had settled for keeping Jennifer close as if she would not vanish when he was looking at her. And if he could keep an eye on anyone else he did that too. So when he and Jennifer came back from a run and saw Dr Weir standing alone in the middle of the settlement, he nudged Jennifer as an indication they should go join her. "Hey," he said in greeting reaching for Jennifer's hand.
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