Chapter Nine
I bumped into Lindsay as I was leaving the lab and told her that Miles had agreed to do what was necessary to modify his device. Her eyes widened, and she said,
“Seriously? When he’s been scowling in there for the past day and a half and telling me it isn’t possible?”
“Yes. I mean, he’s still not sure exactly what he’s going to do or how long it’s going to take, but — ”
“It’s still a start,” she cut in. “And better than anything I’ve been able to accomplish. You must be some kind of miracle worker.”
I gave an uneasy laugh. “I don’t know about that.”
“Well, I do. Too bad they didn’t have you working at the United Nations or something.”
After delivering that remark, she moved past me and headed down the stairs into the lab, chuckling slightly. Well, I was glad I could che
