ADRIAN had been in the office for forty minutes before Peter arrived, which was unusual enough that Peter stopped in the doorway and looked at him with open suspicion.
"You are here early," Peter began in his special way of starting conversations.
"I'm always here early," Adrian replied without looking up from his desk, you are the one who is always late.
"Not this early… sir," Peter set his files down and studied his boss. Adrian was staring at a document he clearly wasn't reading. His coffee was untouched. His tie was slightly off-center, which for Adrian Cole was practically a distress signal. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing is wrong."
"Sir..." He said slowly and stood across from him. "I know that looks on your face. I have been seeing different looks to know what it means, it's just tha
