TWENTY-TWO
Gaia waited until she was certain Jay's attention was fixed on something outside the helicopter windows before she pulled out her phone on the flight home. Even on the small screen, she could see the photos the pilot had taken were exactly what she'd hoped for. If her mother had been alive, Gaia would have received a lecture on being too friendly with her business competitors, but as far as she was concerned, she hadn't been quite friendly enough. That would change. She'd make sure of that.
She directed her phone to upload the pictures to her file sharing service. There might not be any mobile phone reception between Lorikeet and Romance Island, but they'd send as soon as the phone connected to a network. Stephanie would know exactly what to do with them.
As she tucked her
