Chapter 207: Reunited/What You Really Need

Jack pulled up to the national exchange center with his unmarked pod. He stopped in the travel center to relieve himself and grabbed a bag of potato chips. He didn't really notice the taste as he absently popped them into his mouth on the way back to the pod. He stopped mid-step as he noticed a person standing next to the pod he just left.

He eyed her warily. Her hair was short and dark. She wore jeans and a T-shirt. She leaned against his pod with arms crossed and a bag at her feet. He stopped and ate from the bag of chips so he could watch her. She was staring right at him. Whomever she was, she was looking for him. She seemed tall and slender, but without getting much closer, he couldn't tell if she was a threat. He cursed himself for parking the unmarked pod so close to his actual one.

She continued to stare at him and he continued to avoid her gaze while he ate his chips. After a time, he strode forward. He kept his head down and walked toward his real pod. He could feel her eye