Nadia's POV
The presentation was at two PM on a Tuesday.
I woke at six Mumbai time, which meant my body thought it was three AM New York. I lay in the hotel bed for twenty minutes, not fighting it, just letting the time zones be what they were, then got up and went through the presentation once from memory in the bathroom mirror.
Clean. Tight. Ready.
I texted Julian: Awake. Presentation at two.
He replied in two minutes, which meant Elise had him up early: She's been awake since five. Has opinions about it.
A photo came through thirty seconds later. Elise, in her pajamas, expression deeply unimpressed with the hour, sitting in Julian's lap in the kitchen.
I looked at that photo for longer than was practical.
Then I got dressed and went to find breakfast. Dr. Mehta found me at the m
