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The rest of the afternoon,which Moni referred to in her own mind as thedebriefing, seemed to take forever, and by the time everything was sorted out, and Security was satisfied that a creature posing as Sam had invaded campus and was now gone, both she and Sam were exhausted.
As soon as they got back to the room, Shady announced, “Sam and I are going to the Charm Café to unwind. Anyone else want to come with?”
Luca and Broody turned to Moni, then, as if on cue, both ran over and jumped onto the biggest bed in the room, relaxing back against the pillows and patting the space they’d purposely left open between them.
“I think Moni wants to take a nap with us,” Luca said, smiling as Broody added,
“Doesn’t that sound nice, Moni?”
“Nothing ever soundedbetter!” Moni agreed, clambering up between them and heaving a long and blissful sigh.