Jadon's thoughts were still spinning by the time he made it back to his office. His legs moved on autopilot as he stepped off the elevator and walked across the open space toward his office.
"Mr. Paterson."
"Hmm," Jadon answered absently, still moving toward his door.
Out of the corner of his eye, he realized that Mrs. Sitta hurried toward him but he didn't stop to attend to her. He knew he had taken longer with his friends than he had originally anticipated and now he was behind schedule with his work and would probably stay when everyone else went home just to make up. To say that he wasn't looking forward to that would have been an understatement so he pushed the thought to the back of his mind.
A few steps later, Jadon reached his office door but to his surprise, his s
