For long moments they feasted on each other, exchanging thoughts and so much more.
It was dumb of me to insist on being the one in control.
Of course not.
Pull me back when I’m being stubborn.
Only if you do the same for me.
Finally he lifted his head.
Back to work.
If you say so, boss.
He laughed.Only when you want me to be.
They stayed in the swampy area for another forty minutes,repeating the process, elation building inside them as they became better at controlling the mental weapon.
Let’s try it without touching.
They dropped hands and moved a few feet apart. It was harder to summon up the energy blast, and it was less effective, but they could still do it–until they were about ten feet apart.
When both of them began to waver on their feet, he squeezed her hand.
“Enough.”
“Probably not. If we can’t do it perfectly, we’re in danger.”
“But if we keep it up, we won’t be able to walk back to the car.”
When they returned to the vehicle, he leaned his head back and closed his eyes.
“I’m so hungry I could eat an alligator.”
She laughed. “There’s probably a restaurant nearby where you can get it. Out here in the country, I’ve had it fried like chicken fingers and served with hot sauce.”
“Let’s go for it.”
He backed the car around, and they pulled out of the swampy area and back onto the main road.
They found a small restaurant in the next town they came to, and it did have alligator bites on the menu.
“It might as well be chicken,” Jake observed as he ate them.
“People say anything weird tastes like chicken.”
When they were back in the car again, he said, “I want to try something else.”
“I sensed that.”
“But you didn’t know what I was thinking?”
She shook her head.
“Good. I was working hard to keep it from you.”
“Because it’s something bad?”
