Charlie returned within ten minutes to find the others had already made significant inroads into the food which had arrived, and had plates in front of them littered with crumbs and debris from what they"d already devoured. Currently, Sally was daintily nibbling on a chicken tikka wrap while Ahmed was crunching into an apple. Tom was apparently on a refuelling mission, stuffing well-laden sandwiches into his mouth in quick succession.
Charlie laid a folder on the table and reached for a plate. “Thanks for waiting, very courteous of you.”
“You really are a sneaky, manipulative bastard, aren"t you?” Sally said, and Charlie noticed her iPad screen open in front of her.
Tom was aghast, concerned they"d only just gained Charlie"s confidence and fearful that Sally was blowing it.
Charlie shr
