Nathan
Ms. Rhea was still standing in the doorway of my office, wearing that small, knowing smile she always had when she was about to disrupt my peace. I didn’t look up right away, finishing the notes I was making in the case file in front of me, but I could feel her presence… waiting, patient, undeterred.
With a sigh, I capped my pen and leaned back in my chair. “Let me guess. Someone’s looking for me.” I asked her and she nodded.
Her smile widened just a fraction. “You guessed right, Judge West.”
I rubbed my temple, already annoyed. “And who might that be?” I asked as I looked at her again. I really wasn’t expecting anyone so I couldn’t even take a guess.
“She didn’t say.” She said with a shrug, a smile I couldn’t trust on her face.
That made me pause. My mind immediately went t
