That all this time,
contrary to her reasoning, Matthew had had the capacity to love
more than Wallaby, and he had chosen to share it not with her,
but with another woman.
Chapter 19
"Then we have a tentative agreement," William said with plain
satisfaction in his voice. Isle lay slanted across his knees, her
tiny hand now and then batting his tie.
Peter and Byron, seated on a sofa, both nodded in agreement.
"Wonderful," William said. "You hear that, young lady? Your name
is going to be famous!" As if on cue the baby yawned, and
everyone laughed.
"Speaking of tired, you men must be working yourselves to the
bone with all the progress you've made," William said, handling
Isle to Peter. "When do you expect to have a final design?"
Byron considered for a moment. "The hardware design is nearly
complete. We've got a lot of software work to do. Six months?"
Byron ventured, turning to Peter.
"If you say so, chief," Peter said. "We'll need some engineers,
administrative support, that kind of stuff."
William assured the men that he would get them whatever they
needed to see their project through to completion as quickly as
possible.
Peter was nearly satisfied, but there was one last thing he
wanted to clarify. "What about the strategic alliance?"
"That stays, for now." William said, then: "But when the ISLE
system is ready for production, we'll be less dependent on
Wallaby.
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