“No, you won’t.” He says it with complete confidence. Sure, he might not know her, but...

“There was no one on air traffic control,” he murmurs, his voice dropping to nearly a whisper. “It wasn’t just the base. I don’t know... I don’t even know how many of us there are, within a hundred miles. I don’t know how fast that shit is spreading.”

He was still rubbing her back, even though his muscles were getting tired.

“I sure as hell don’t want to be alone.”