Rafael stared at me for a moment. "You're not going to let this go, are you?"
"No. I'm not."
He sighed and set down his coffee cup. "Fine. I'll think about it."
"Really?"
"I'll call Russo, my tech guy. If he thinks there's even a small chance you could help without making things worse, I'll consider it." Rafael's voice was still reluctant. "But I'm not promising anything."
My heart started beating faster. "When will you know?"
"Give me a few minutes to talk to him. If I decide to let you try, I'll call you."
I tried not to smile too widely, but I couldn't help it. "Thank you for considering it."
Rafael shook his head, looking like he thought we were both crazy. "Don't thank me yet. Russo might take one look at this idea and tell me I've lost my mind."
"But you'll ask him?"
"I'll
