Max nodded. "He's not trying very hard, trust me," he assured her. "If he was, he would have dropped you off at a hospital or shelter or something like that." Which was true. Josh was obviously keeping Mouse around because he wanted her around. When she asked that, it almost broke Max's heart. "Did he tell you that?" Good God, could Josh have been any more callous to the girl? "Mousy, you're not getting left behind. Even if the dummy doesn't realize what he's got before we're ready to get out of here, nobody's going anywhere without you. If you get your memories back and decide to go back to your life before, we'll understand. But I kind of hope you'll stick around. Because the big lug needs you more than he understands."