"Believe me. I mean to talk to her about it." Laura was almost as angry as Callis right now. "And LaF has a lot of talking to do or she's about to lose access to research subjects."

She shrugged then glared. "And why does everyone think I can't protect myself against anything? Just because I had a little trouble with Mattie and your mother and wasn't willing to take Will on in a real fight without knowing more about him?"

And she smiled. "You're the little spoon at least a third of the time Carm. It's about as often as I top you rather than the other way round."