“Did you sleep here last night?” He glanced up and gave her a quick smile. “Not quite. I worked until ten, went home, and came back in at six this morning.” “Why? Cold bed without Katy around?” “You know me so well. I miss her.” “I do, too, if it’s any consolation. Have you heard from her yet?” He swivelled his chair in her direction and sat back. “Yeah, her dad isn’t so good. Worse than any of them feared, I think. He’s on all kinds of machines right now. Not sure he’s responding well to the treatment or not. It’s hard for them to tell just yet.” “I’m sorry to hear that. Let’s try and remain positive about things, eh? What are you working on?” “I don’t know. This and that. A lot of things all at the same time, really. I keep switching between the CCTV discs to the men’s background checks, hoping that something I’ve missed shows up.
