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He heard Kate try to stifle a yawn.
"So this is like a line by line thing? Or a chunk of words? I'm barely awake, so you might have to spell this out."
"Not one line. Not a chunk like you think. The thing. The whole thing. Like she can listen to one of my interview tapes and just type it all out." He shook his head at the words he was saying. Even though he trusted what Molly said, his brain was still trying to wrap itself around her amazing talent. "One time through. That's why she's so fast."
"Well, she works as a court reporter. She probably just types along as it goes, right?"
"No, I'm talking about memorizing. When she... I guess I could call it fainted. She was talking. She, word for word, went through a conversation we had. At the moment it was happening, I didn't realize what it was. It wasn't until I had a chance to think about it that I realized she did have that kind of memory."
Jacob heard Kate blow air across the phone, it was likely over her coffee cup.
"So, if I'm hearing you right, part of what she lost when she was attacked was your whole interview with Eddie Simons."
"Yeah." Saying it out loud felt strange to Jacob, but it felt damn good. "She could remember it... if her memory comes back."
"Okay. I don't know how the District Attorney- Fuck, I don't know what the defense attorney would say when they find out that the only record of Eddie's interview with you was in someone's head."
Yeah. He knew that was going to make things really difficult.
"Can I talk to Molly?"
Jacob shook his head and let out a breath. "Molly's not here right now."
He swore he heard a heavy coffee mug hitting a hard surface.
"What the fuck? Did you lose her somehow?"
"Not really. She's upstairs with Doctor Webb and Miriam."
"And why," Kate sounded really irritable, "is she upstairs with the doctor when you're supposed to be keeping her safe?"
"Well, he's on the rooftop floor. Security to get up there would give SWAT a run for its money. And I think I hit a nerve when I was talking to her about staying after hours in the building."
"Let me guess. You opened your mouth and stuffed both left feet in your mouth."
"Two left feet?"
He swore he could see Kate smile in his head.
"I've seen you try to dance, Jacob. You've got two left feet. What did you say to her?"
"To be honest, I don't remember it exactly."
"Well," she huffed through the phone, "you'd be quite the pair. She'd remember every stupid thing you'd ever say to her and you'd be clueless."
"Look, this is all completely new to me. I messed up and hurt her feelings. What the hell can I do to fix it?"
"What?"
Okay, he definitely heard her laugh.
"You want my advice on how to make up with your woman?"
He almost smiled at the question, but he didn't.
He really did want an answer. "Yeah. I do."
"You should ask Rock," she sighed. "I'm not the romance type. Not really."
