Chapter 15

“Good enough fer me,” Jake said, folding his arms.

It had been clear to Brett Jake didn’t like the woman. Whether this was because she tried to get him to go to the facility, or because of Jake’s distrust of members of the medical profession, Brett hadn’t been able to tell.

“But why did you call me?” the woman asked. “You can do just as much as me.”

“Whadda ya mean?” Brett had asked, unsuccessfully keeping back his Texas twang.

“The angels bestow the same powers of healing on vet techs as they do on us. Okay, at the human re-gen facility we have different equipment, use somewhat different techniques, but like I said, you can do just as much as me at this stage.” Smirking, she had added, “Probably more.”

“Ha.” Jake’s ‘I told you so’ smile had been unmistakable.

Brett needed to clear something up, though. “What do you mean, I could probably do more for Jake than you? How?”