This time it came back without errors. He breathed a sigh of relief. “Okay, we’re good. I’m going to push the update.”
“Can’t you track where it’s going?”
“No. I mean, yes, but no. I can seewhereit’s going, but not a location. Just an IP.”
“Oh, right. Yeah, I have no idea what you’re saying, but okay,” Kyle said.
Alex blew out a long breath. “I really need Ava back. Ava knows these things.”
“Sorry, Mav. I’m doing my best here.”
“I swear, if you start rubbing my shoulders, I’m going to throw you out.”
Kyle held his hands up with a frown. “No danger of that. I am not trying to replace Ava. I’m just trying to help you find her.”
“Well,” Alex said a few minutes later. “The update is loading on all user systems, so hopefully in ten minutes or so, we’ll get a location.”
“Umm, should I call a ride share?”
“What for?” Alex asked.
“It’s faster,” Kyle answered. “I mean, we don’t want to waste time, right?”
“Rolling up in a ride share may not be exactly the best idea. We’re far better on foot. Unless he took her out of thecity.” Alex’s fingers drummed against the desk as he waited the agonizingly long time for the first location to appear.
“I swear it’s been twenty minutes,” Kyle said as he paced the floor.
“It’s been…nine minutes and eighteen seconds,” Alex muttered, rocking in his chair.
“Seriously? Ugh. How long now?”
“Nine minutes, twenty-three seconds.”
“Is time even moving?” Kyle groaned, pacing back and forth.
His heart hammered as a window appeared on this screen with a colorful circle indicating that the location was loading.
Kyle hurried around the desk. “Something?”
“Yeah, it’s loading. Why is it taking so long? I should have really written better code.”
“Totally, this is painful, Mav.”
The circle continued to spin before blurry coordinates began to fill in along with map. “Come on, come on,” Alex said, slapping a palm against the desk.
“Here we go.” Kyle poked a finger at the screen.
Alex’s heart pounded as the location appeared on the screen. “There she is. I’ve got her location. Sending it to my phone now.”
Kyle slammed a hand on the desk. “Let’s go. We’re getting her back.”
“I’m right behind you, Doc.”
Alex pulled his phone from his pocket, staring at the blinking red dot on his screen. “Looks like this is pretty far.”
“I told you I should have gotten a ride share.”
“Yeah, yeah,” Alex said as they entered the elevator. He tapped on his screen before waving a hand in the air. “There. Got one. See?”
