Grimes ducked his head away from the swipe, grinned into Sanderson's grin. "Yeah, well, at least it's an honest job." "Careful, you almost sounded clever." Sanderson straddled the chair beside Grimes' desk, and the mood turned serious. "How are you? Really?" "Shell-shocked." Grimes let out a slow breath, folded his hands over his stomach. "Bit of guilt, maybe. I made it and Jamie didn't and y'know, he'd had combat experience." "It's normal." Sanderson's smile was kind. "Doesn't matter how much experience you have out there. It's all a crapshoot." "So I'm learning." "Time's the only thing that helps." Sanderson smiled again, and made a show of glancing around the cramped office. "So, I heard I could get a good cup of coffee around here?" Grimes laughed, and thought maybe everything would be okay. "I'll see what I can rustle up for you."
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