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I feel them w/us today. I’ve felt them all day.

We were just saying same thing.

I felt them there when I won Cup this year too. It’s like they’re just hanging out w/us, here for all big stuff.

They wouldn’t miss it, kid.

I hope it never goes away. Because someday, it’ll be me out here, & I’m going to need them too.

They’ll be here. We’ll all be here. Because this is home.

SPOILER

“You borrowed my name for your art, but I’d like to give it to you, permanently.”

“That night,” Ryker says, “you told me if anything happened to her, you’d burn whole world to ground. Well, something happened, and I don’t see any flames.”

“Are you saying I should have tried harder?”

“That night? No. There was nothing you could do that night. But now? I don’t see why you wouldn’t fight for what you want. For what you love and need in your life. Lena loves you, Gideon.”

“The worst she can say is no,” Ryker says.

“No, the worst she can say is get the fuck away from me, I never loved you, you need to go to hell.” I shrug. “Same thing, I guess.”

You’re a man. You’re entitled to a goddamn life. Maybe more than the rest of us, given all you’ve done for this country.

We never took even one selfie, not one picture together. It’s like the olden days, before cell phones. You know, like when you were a kid. LOL JK

Is it normal for her to still be unconscious?

Absolutely. Her body is protecting itself. Until that swelling goes down, it's best if she's asleep. In fact, if she were to naturally wake up now, I'd put her in a medically induced coma.

I won't give you the gory details because no one wants to know what happened before they came into their man's life.

"It's just another day."

"Wrong. It's the best day of the year because you were born on it."

Christ, my heart.

I want a burger and onion rings. But I need you to get french fries so I can steal a few.