QUOTE : She scrambled away from Jared and to her feet, not letting go of his wrist. He looked up at her, eyes uncomprehending and hurt, wide as a child’s.<br /><br />“Come on,” Kami said. “Get up. You’re being rescued. I came here for you and I am not leaving without you. Get up.”<br /><br />“I’ll try,” Jared told her.<br /><br />He did try. It broke her heart to see how difficult it was for him, leaning his weight heavily against her and against the wall. She could feel him shaking from head to foot, and she did her best to hold him up though he was so much taller than she was.<br /><br />“You’d better try,” she said fiercely into his shoulder. “This isn’t a choice. I insist on rescuing you!”<br /><br />“Well,” Jared said. “If you insist.