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Cole
She was a good runner, but out of practice. Not out of shape, just hadn't done it in a while, which I could have guessed, between the undercover and the addiction and the rest of it.
I pushed her, but I didn't have to try very hard.
The desert explodes into beauty in the morning. I've got a long-legged, fast stride, and I love running as all the shadows become less ink-dark, the light less intense, and the day comes on. I ran only a little faster than I usually do and she was panting by the second mile.
By the third she was flagging. After that I was able to tell her she could walk the rest but there would be consequences if she did.
She chose to push, resentfully, angrily, and probably upset at her own weakness. I'd seen her file. She didn't use quit as a default setting.
We'd be working back to that state. I was going to enjoy the journey.
