Damn right that was cutting it close! I couldn't imagine Billy drowning to death after...oh. This was before too many crazy adventures but still, he'd been with them for a year so I'm guessing this wasn't Billy's first time almost dying... As always, great story!

Michael always has a plan, but sometimes the plans work a bit better than other times! I like the setting with this being when Billy was still new, and the amount of trust that Billy was already putting in Michael even then.

Thanks for sharing.

Another beautifully written story! Keep up the good work!