He opened his eyes again, offering a smile that was probably too soft for the way he was teasing her.
Somewhere in the back of his mind, Lopez sagged in his chair, the cut thrust releasing him of the gravity that had crushed his broken ribs into his lungs. The thrust that Alex had put them under, that had killed him. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he helped the others get him into a body bag.
There'd been no reason for an x-ray.
The smile only wavered a little.
"I imagine they're like the rest of ours, only with more muscles growin' on 'em."
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Somewhere in the back of his mind, Lopez sagged in his chair, the cut thrust releasing him of the gravity that had crushed his broken ribs into his lungs. The thrust that Alex had put them under, that had killed him. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he helped the others get him into a body bag.
There'd been no reason for an x-ray.
The smile only wavered a little.
"I imagine they're like the rest of ours, only with more muscles growin' on 'em."