Mia looked at him. “Korum brought me. We flew to Daytona on one of their ships, and then he dropped me off in a car, so I could talk to you.”
“And how long are you staying?”
“What do you mean, Dan, how long is she staying? For the rest of the summer, right?” her mom asked, sounding panicked.
Mia shook her head. “I’m here for a week, mom. Unfortunately, I can’t be away from the lab that long—”
Her mom burst into tears. “Oh my God, we are seeing you for the last time...”
“What? No! Of course not! I just have to finish out my internship, that’s all. I’ll come back here soon, and you can come see me in New York during the school year—”
“Where is he now?” her dad asked coolly. “If he brought you here, then where is he?”
Mia took a deep breath. “I have to call him. I wanted to have a chan
