Taylor vs. Tattletale 4

“I suck at names,” Taylor said without looking at her. “If somebody's better than you are at something, I figure the smartest thing is to defer to them.”

Lisa fought to keep her expression neutral.

That bitch!

She was as much as calling her out, claiming that she was a better Thinker than Lisa was. Did she really think that...?

Hebert turned her head slightly, and glanced at her. There was something about her smile that suggested that they were sharing a secret, which they were. The others in the elevator had no idea that they were having a second conversation.

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Still, the thought that there might be thousands of them out there, one head injury away from becoming the next Mirtis gave her chills.

“You should have asked me, then,” Lisa said. “If you were looking for a good name, I mean.”

“You weren't exactly in the room,” Hebert said mildly, but the expression in her eye as she glanced at her said something different.

The threat was implicit.

Cause problems and she might not continue to be in the room.

“Well, I can take a hint,” Lisa said, forcing her voice to sound casual.

A small nod and a satisfied look on Hebert's face indicated that she'd gotten the message. Lisa almost sagged with relief.

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