Chapter 44: Caught Staring

When I arrive at work, I'm surprised to find that Noah still hasn't arrived. I never beat him here. Then again, he'd made a point of telling me to come in later than normal. However, this is later. It's almost nine and this might be the first time I've ever come in after seven thirty in the morning.

Some of the team have already arrived, none of them looking particularly great as they hide away in the cubicles, working as quietly as possible. Even if their heads are killing them, I still think they got off lightly though. None of them spent several hours in the emergency room. Making my way into the kitchen, I make myself and Noah a coffee. We're going to need a hell of a lot of caffeine to get us through today.

Noah wanders in while I'm waiting for the kettle to boil.

"I thought you might be in here," he says, offering me a coffee from the coffee shop across the street.

"Oh my gosh! You're a lifesaver!" I gush, accepting the coffee eagerly. "I was just going to make coffee."

"I think