54 “I think you should go to the canteen and get your wife a banana smoothie,” Ellen said to Nick. “The morning sickness, you know how it is.” “Good Lord, is this an insight to what you’d be like if you were really pregnant? Would I have to get up at two a.m. to make you toast with a side serve of eggplant?” Ellen grimaced. “I’m sure my cravings would be really normal.” “It’s six a.m. Let’s go for breakfast somewhere. Work will still be here in an hour and we can work on our next steps then.” “Good idea. I’ll see if John wants to join us.” Ellen turned back to John’s office. Nick returned to his desk, logged in and checked his messages. He checked the false account set up under his NAO membership name Nicholas Bauer. There was an email from the NAO. Nick opened it. It was an invitati

