In truth, he was hiding from another confrontation with Bain. The information he'd just gained was bound to kick off another fight, especially if Bain was trying to get the PF to charge Rob Thomson. He took the final bite of his chicken salad sandwich and crumpled the bag into a ball, before drinking the last of the Dr Pepper. It was after half six in the evening and he was messing about with his iPhone, checking the Aberdeen football news on the BBC. There were rumours they were signing some guy who had played for Hearts a few years previously. He didn't have great expectations for the coming season. When Craig Brown became Aberdeen manager, Cullen's flatmate Tom reckoned he would make them hard to beat - in Cullen's eyes, all he'd done was make them unable to win. A notification pinged up from the Schoolbook app - another message from Alison. "Looking forward to meeting tonight. See you at eight." He couldn't remember arranging to meet her. It must have been something he said the previous evening as he rushed off.
