THE GOODBYE HE MISSED
After the meeting, his partner Diane lingered in the doorway of his office, arms crossed, studying him with the particular look she reserved for observations she found more interesting than she was willing to fully admit.
"You work well with the LexNova team," she said.
"Compatible instincts," Adrian said, not looking up from the notes he was filing.
"Is that what you're calling it?"
"It's the accurate description," he said, and this time he did look up, meeting her raised eyebrow with an even expression that gave her nothing further to work with. She left it there, though he suspected it wasn't the last he'd hear of her theory.
He called Victor that evening, as he did most evenings now, the