~Selene’s POV~
The third assignment ends at half past two on a Tuesday.
Bea from Meridian Events sends the confirmation through before Selene has finished packing her notes — the event ran smoothly, the client is pleased, and there is, Bea writes, a question she would like to discuss at Selene's earliest convenience regarding availability for something larger in the new year. Selene reads the message standing at the entrance to the Meridian Street offices with her bag over one shoulder and the thin autumn sun doing its best above the roofline across the road.
She writes back: Available. Call when you're ready.
She presses send and puts her phone in her pocket.
She walks to the café on the corner because Petra is already there, because Petra is constitutionally incapable of being anywh
