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After a quick lunch of tuna salad sandwiches and chips, we headed across campus. Tara was actually in her apartment, and she said she'd call Dax over before we arrived. Brandon was in the gym but promised he'd come over later. I think he was trying to give me some time with Luce without being in the way, which I appreciated, even though he wouldn't have been in the way, and I would rather have had him with me. At least he was always in my head.

Tara flung the door open before I could even knock, a huge smile on her face. "Oh, my gosh! It's so nice to meet you!" she exclaimed, zipping over to Lucy and wrapping her arms around her like they were old friends. Then, I heard her whisper quietly into Lucy's ear, "I am so very sorry about your dad. He must've loved you very much to sacrifice himself for you. What an amazing person he must've been."