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“But you don’t want her to go, do you?”
I sighed. “Not really.”
“Why?”
“Would you want Davina to go?”
Trevor laughed. “Davina wouldn’t want to go.”
“But if she did, would you let her?”
“Hell no.” He barked with a laugh, and I grinned.
“And why is that?”
“Because I don’t want her to see the shit that we have to see, and I don’t want to put her in harm’s way.”
“So, why is it wrong that I feel that way about Maggie?”
“Because Maggie wants to go. Maggie wants to see it and experience it and report it. I’m kind of with Jake on this, and I think it would be good to have someone along for the ride who can share what we do back here at home.”
“And risk her life while doing it?”
“Greg, granted we have only been doing this for a few hours, but she has bypassed just about every other person we have ever trained on this stuff—male or female. It’s like she’s a sponge, and she’s been waiting for this to come along. Now she has it, and she’s gobbling it all down. Do you ever remember someone retaining the amount of information that we’ve given her this quickly?”
“Yeah, well, she has a photographic memory.”
“Even better!”
I exhaled loudly. “I know, Trevor, but I’m still not happy with this. A woman like her shouldn’t be traveling through what we do, or seeing the horror out there that we could face.”
“I think maybe that’s exactly the type of woman she is, Greg. Give her a chance. She might pass this, and she might not.”
“I doubt she’s going to pass the obstacle course.”
“Yeah, and to be honest, it’s unfair that she has to do it in the same amount of time that we do. She is smaller, and most women don’t have the upper body strength necessary to get over that wall.”
“Seriously? You think that she should have a different standard?”
“Don’t women always have different standards?”
I glanced toward the bathroom. “Don’t let Maggie hear you say that.”
Trevor chuckled. “I won’t, but Greg, what are you going to do if she passes everything?”
I clenched my jaw. “Try to find another reason for her not to go.”
Maggie stepped out of the locker room, her eyes locking on to mine as Trevor replied softly, “Yeah, good luck with that.”
* * *
We took a leisurely lunch and then spent another hour talking over more safety information before I noticed Maggie staring over my shoulder at the obstacle course.
“You ready to give it a second try?”
“Yeah.” She nodded slowly. “I think I am.”
“Alright, then let’s get your vest on you again and get you going.”
