Richard

Despite everything, everything that’s happened, everything that might happen…

… Despite the feeling of waiting…

…. What’s Klempner doing?

?

Who knows?

Hickman?

I suppose he’d tell us if he thought there was a problem…

… life feels almost normal. I could work at the office, but with Elizabeth due any time now, I prefer to work here.

“Ross, could you deliver these back to Francis, please. I’ve emailed the scanned documents, but she needs my original signatures on some of them.”

“Yes, sir.” He takes the files. “Is there anything for Mr Alexanders?”

“James? I’m not sure. Let’s go ask him.”

in the kitchen, sir.” Ross shifts from one foot to the other. “I

Really?

us right to him. And as Ross and I come down the hall from one direction, Michael is approaching

“No idea.”

the counter-top, sending a small cloud of flour billowing. To one side, Scruffy sits,

both hands, then lifts and slaps it down again with

at me and I

in my hands, “James, I was

“What can I do for

here wants to know if there’s anything you

concerned.” Lifting the dough

“That should make excellent bread, Mr Alexanders. Always a good choice when you want to work

cracks a smile. “You’re right. My apologies. Ross. I was sounding off my

than pastry. Or people.” File in hand

him, returning a

a round,

“Why? What’s she doing?”

Rude to her mother too, which is what really

“What triggered it?”

her Exorcist impression over her. Fountained about a gallon of her lunch back over Charlotte’s brand-new outfit… It was unfortunate, but her reaction

“You’re

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