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Chapter 59

Sunday, 13 March 2022 – 5:30 p.m. MST

Sireesha sat quietly reading when Daniel finally gave up trying to sleep. He had been tossing around for most of the flight, but had not felt that he had ever truly slept. He didn’t feel tired, but he didn’t feel rested either. He cursed as he finally threw off the eye mask and walked to the lavatory.

When he returned, Sireesha was waiting. Her eyes were lit and she was smiling. If Daniel hadn’t been comfortable with the fact that he was on her side, he would have feared that he was in trouble.

“What are you smiling about?” he growled as he poured coffee from a nearby thermal carafe.

“Ramesh has the messenger,” she answered.

Daniel had always been amazed at her resourcefulness. She seemed to know everything all the time. He understood most of it, but he was still amazed how she could so quickly get information from inside Q-Morrow.

“You’re sure?” he asked.

“His flight was diverted to Fort Collins – he lives there now. I am assuming a few things about the details, but it is a reasonable scenario. Brad would have trusted Ramesh.”

“We’re not going to Colorado are we?” Daniel asked.

“No. We’ll just wait for Ramesh to arrive with the messenger tomorrow morning. I have arranged a hotel near the airport for tonight,” Sireesha answered, never looking at Daniel. She was calculating. Daniel could see it.

“Good. I hate Colorado. Too cold and too windy.”

“No, it is much easier if we simply let them bring us what we need...” Sireesha trailed off into her thoughts again. Daniel stared at her for a moment expecting something more, but nothing came. He could see that they were nearing the end of their first move toward their future. It was the end of the beginning and he was ready.