Chapter 11

“Ah, do you present them yourself?”

“No, actually, I’m the assistant of the woman who does. She’s got a PhD in business. I go along and set up the equipment she needs. Make sure she has all that’s required both for the classes and for her hotel room and dinner. I’m a glorified assistant.”

“Oh, I sort of remember you telling me that on the bus. Sounds pretty cool,” Elijah said politely.

“It’s boring as hell and it’s too much traveling. I’m hoping for a promotion, but we’ll see. You’re an engineer?”

“Right. Environmental Science. Talk about boring.”

“I bet you had to go to school for a long ass time for that.”

Elijah laughed. “Yeah, some. But it pays the bills, including my never ending student loans. It’ll be kind of good to get back to work, actually.”

“Yeah, I’m sure it’s hard to find something to do all day. Especially since you spent a lot of time at your brother’s.”