Jack reached over and touched Alex's shoulder. "Wake up, love."

Alex squeezed her eyes shut and rubbed at them with the back of her hands smearing the soot across her face. "How long has it been?" She looked over at Lexi sleeping in a reclined chair.

He reached his hand out and wiped at a smudge with his thumb. It only made it worse but she smiled at the touch. "About six hours," he said.

"You shouldn't have let me sleep so long. You need rest, too."

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