Chapter 10: Dreams and FantasiesIt was a fifteen-minute walk back to Brick Lane Police Station from the pub. Ralph’s car was still there, and Simon wanted to spend some time cleaning the office. They weren’t technically on the job anymore, and Ralph took the opportunity to sidle up close to Simon and take his hand.
“You holding up all right?” he asked. Instead of a verbal reply, Simon squeezed his hand.
“Getting enough sleep?” he tried again. It was supposed to be a light-hearted question, a bit cheeky perhaps, knowing that they had spent a good deal of the last two nights together. Simon hadn’t spoken since they had interviewed Lance, and Ralph had a sinking feeling that the other man was about to get lost in his own dark world again. A bit of banter, he thought, might do the trick. He
