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.”

find him in the kitchen, sir.” Ross shifts from one foot to the other.

Really?

trail of banging and cuss-words leads us right to him. And as Ross and I come down the hall from one direction, Michael is approaching from the other.

“No idea.”

James’ back is turned to us. Jacket hanging over the back of a chair, shirt sleeves rolled up, and be-aproned, he slams down some doughy mass on the counter-top, sending a small cloud of flour billowing. To one side, Scruffy sits, nose aimed upwards. To the other side: Bear, also sitting but at eye-level

spins the dough, turns it, presses in with the heel of both hands, then

brows at me and I

my hands, “James, I

through clenched teeth. “What can I do for

there’s anything you need

pauses, stares into space… “No,” he says after a moment. “I’ve emailed everything that’s needed to the parties concerned.” Lifting the dough once more, he spins it, slams it down, then leans in, kneading hard with the heel of his

should make excellent bread, Mr Alexanders. Always a good

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

Or people.” File in hand he turns for the door. “I’ll be off

out.” Michael follows him, returning a minute later. “What’s griping you,

a round, he raises eyes

“Why? What’s she doing?”

to her mother too,

“What triggered it?”

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

“You’re going to

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