(Lena)
Something passed between the two of them that I didn't fully catch.
"You found it," Cole said.
"You sent the code," I replied.
He said nothing to that.
Diane stepped forward beside me.
"Nice house," she said simply.
"Thank you," Cole replied.
"The lighting in the foyer needs work."
Cole looked at me.
I looked back at him.
"She has opinions," I said.
"I can see that," he replied.
Diane was already moving around the study taking in the shelves, the desk, the windows, the adjoining sitting room visible through the open archway. She moved through the space the way I did when I was assessing something. Quietly and carefully without touching anything yet.
I set my bag down and took out my notepad.
"I want to start with measurements," I said. "Then we can talk about the con
