Kate nodded, already accepting what she'd known from the moment she found Martha hunched over those maps. "When do you leave?"
"Day after tomorrow. I need to finalize the equipment list today and brief the team tomorrow morning."
"Then we have tonight," Kate said. She glanced at the clock on the wall—7:23 AM. "I have three meetings this morning, but I can reschedule the afternoon. We could have lunch in the city, maybe walk through Meridian Gardens like we used to when we were dating?"
Martha smiled, feeling a warmth in her chest that had nothing to do with the origin energy humming through the house. "I'd like that. Let me just finish these notes—"
