Chapter 15

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Erica was sobbing into my chest, her body heaving. I hadn't seen her in nine months and her head just came up to my chin. I awkwardly pet circles on her back while Zoe and Mike crept out of the room. 

"It's you? You're really back?" Erica looked hopeful. I could only imagine how she had felt. I was in a coma for nine months after being captured. Knowing her, she probably blamed herself for not recognizing the signs of me being drugged earlier. Then the fact that I didn't remember her didn't help either. I remembered what she had said to me in the hospital room, only a month ago.  I smiled sadly and replied. 

"Yeah. It's me. I'm back, and I'm never leaving again, if I can help it." 

"Good. 'Cause if you try it again, you're getting castrated." Erica kissed me softly, and I enjoyed the moment for a while. I heard a man's voice coming from the doorway, and we broke off. 

"Alright, lovebirds. Surface for air, you need to be debriefed." A buff man wearing a white button up shirt covered by a sweater was leaning up against the entryway. His brown hair was messy, and his blue eyes, though duller than Erica's, promised mischief. 

"About time you remembered, Ripley." I laughed, and went over to give him a hug. 

"Good to see you too, Chip." The three of us walked down to a conference room. When we arrived, I was accosted by two other people. A small Indian man, Jawaharlal O'Shea, one of my best friends from Spy School, ever filled with energy, hugged me. I pat his  head awkwardly. Alexander showed up a few minutes later in a disheveled suit. He took notice of Erica sitting next to me, and I stood up, gathering him in a hug.

"Now, I won't say that I forgive you for that prank earlier, necessarily, but it is good to see you, Alexander."

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