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They returned to the Agency and walked down the residential hall.
“So what do we do now?” Nena asked Jack.
“If I know Pete-”
“We both do now,” Nena commented.
He looked down at her and arched an eyebrow. “Is that why you were in his room?”
She grinned. “Do I detect a hint of jealousy?”
A sly smile lipped onto Jack’s lips. “No. On the contrary, at least I know you’re in to dead guys now.”
Nena rolled her eyes. “I’m so sorry I started this. So what about Pete?”
“He should be awake by now and looking into that pin drive that Owl-”
They jerked to a stop as the lights flickered above them. Jack stretched his arm across Nena as he frowned up at the lights.
“An outage?” she guessed.
He shook his head. “No. The Agency has both commercial and generator power. This should be
