Dual Probes
WHATEVER TIREDNESS and guilt Eve felt, it was subjugated by determination. All of her focus and energy poured into the Sam affair. Eve curtly thanked the taxi driver as she handed him a healthy tip and walked up to her elegant home.
Once through her door, Eve immediately saw the flashing light on her message machine, indicating a message was waiting. She slightly clinched her jaw and listened. It was her boss offering his condolences and telling Eve to take as much time as she needed to recover. This allowed Eve to relax. She had nervously expected negative news from either person at the forefront of her mind, or from someone she did not expect. Eve decided to settle herself and percolate a batch of coffee and call Francis. The phone conversation was pleasantly brief but resu
