He didn’t wait to see her response, knowing whoever was on the other side of the door had already been alerted to their presence on the other side. ...or the moment, surprise and momentum was on his side, and probably the only thing that had kept him alive so far and Taylor didn’t want to give that up. Lifting a foot, he kicked hard, cracking the door frame, and exploding the door into the room. Instead of immediately following through the door, Taylor pulled back, out of the doorway, almost. ‘I love you,’ he murmured into my hair, ‘God, I love you so much. You have no idea how much I’ve missed you.’ I breathed deep, taking in the scent almost as familiar as my own, a scent I had missed for three months, and I knew, it mattered. These months mattered, our time apart, mattered, and what I did, who I had become in that time… all of it mattered. It felt like a dream. Everything seemed to have a cloudy edge to it, every movement was just a little slower, every sound vaguely distant. It. She started it and you knowit. Leave me alone, I hate you."Even with the knowledge of her son not meaning those words Alice was hurthearing them. She also knew from hearing them she went too far with thepunishment. She was going to have to make this up to him and also somehowget Lori not to be so sensitive. "Luke how about when your father getshome you and me go and get some ice cream."Luke was not in the mood for ice cream or to be with his mom. Luke said"Yeah, have me go outside in a dress.. “Haylen, this is Wilson. We had to gain some altitude for the radio to work. Sorry about the delay.”I could hear the relief in her voice. “Thank goodness, Sentinel. We were wondering if we’d have to send in air support.”“That’s negative, Haylen. Not for now. Be advised that I have added another title, so apparently I’m the Overboss of all the Raider gangs at Nuka-World. Plan on us being out of contact until late evening every night, and it’s possible that we may have to skip an evening,.