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Randall shadowed her the whole evening. At first because he wanted to, but later she seemed to appreciate it. She didn’t exactly open up, but she did appear to relax. When a plate was offered piled high with grilled turkey and all the fixings, she took it. When he pointed to the fire station donation box and told her they were all kicking in a ten, she slipped in a twenty.
Luke floated by on occasion, but made no big deal of it. He’d expected to lose her to Luke, some form of ex-military bonding, but Sheila didn’t seem inclined to leave his side which worked fine for him. Even if it was just for the evening, it was nice to have a date. Of sorts. Eventually she told him the story of the Seattle family dinner she’d bugged out of. He couldn’t get her to laugh, but he raised that soft smil
