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I've always wanted to visit Rome. I thought of Brandon and I taking in the ancient sights together, maybe jetting over to Venice, spending the night in Paris. Okay, different country, but much closer to Rome than Shenandoah, Iowa. Never would I have imagined I'd be visiting only to retrieve my boyfriend after a portal sucked him up in West Virginia and spit him out on another continent.

We rode to the Roman team's headquarters in one of their SUVs, and it was a tight fit, even though Cale volunteered to stay at the airport with Dr. Stewart. It was basically silent, except for Ashley sniffling every once in a while. I tried to focus my attention out the window. I was still angry at her. And Tara was driving me crazy with all of her giggles. She was actually not riding next to me, which would've been strange if I hadn't purposely waited until she picked a row and then got in another one.