The next day at six minutes before noon, Sully pulled up to the office building. He parked right in front – in case we need to make a fast getaway – and turned off the engine. He looked over at Cordelia.
“You doing alright?” he said.
She met his eyes and stayed silent. She looked scared to death and for the hundredth time, he was reminded that she was, for all intents and purposes, an untrained civilian who was walking into some pretty major criminal activity. God only knows what was waiting for them in that building.
“Listen.” He spoke quietly but with intensity. “It’s OK to be nervous and frightened, and it’s totally OK to show that.”
“It is?” she choked out.
“It is. Millie Baker is a law-abiding woman, right? She does charity work, and she loves cooking for her friends and family.
