“What the hell, Miranda?” Holly’s outburst was so loud that it rang in the lab.
Andi punched her in the arm as hard as Holly usually tagged others.
Holly glared at her for a long moment, long enough for Andi to wonder if she was about to die. Then Holly muttered, “Dumb as a dingo,” before smacking her own forehead.
“Sorry, Miranda. Why didn’t you wake us when you came in?” Holly’s tone was much more moderated, though far from calm.
“I was just trying to come to work. I accidentally woke Jeremy and he didn’t see any reason to cut off everyone’s sleep for the first technical stages of the process.”
Personally, Andi felt as if she’d slept about five minutes. First in worry, because Miranda had been so near her breaking point. Then lying there next to Miranda, listening to her sleep as if
