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I grimaced, “My goodness, was there an accident? I hope no one got hurt?” Fires are nasty, I shuddered just thinking about one I saw on the news a few weeks back, another reason I don’t watch the news, it’s full of sad depressing things, and while I feel for the innocent people getting hurt, it’s a lot to take.

I paused looking back at Vincent my heart pounds in my chest. “An-and what does that have to do with Niko?” I was just asking about him and Vincent mentioned an explosion my brain began to work ten steps ahead was he-did he- I blinked repeatedly trying to find my voice, I ask slowly “…You think he was there?”

No longer trying to smile, Tommy takes my hands, his eyes sharp “We don’t know, he was meant to inspect some shipments-“

His words do nothing to calm my rising anxiety, the floor moves from beneath me, only Tommy's hands on my arms around me or I'd have fallen, my stomach tightens and bile rises in my throat I pull from him “But he’s not answering his phone, you think so