NATHAN DISTRACTED HIMSELF from his troubled thoughts by calling his grandmother the moment he got to his office. He had been on the night shift for the past couple of weeks and hadn’t been able to spend as much time with her as he would have liked.
Since learning of his grandmother’s lung cancer diagnosis he had done his best to visit her regularly to make sure she had everything she might need. That included a home helper, who came in every other day to check on her and help her with the things she could no longer do for herself.
“Okay, gran, well you know where I am if you need anything.” He ended the call and then turned his attention to Burke, who had entered the office quietly, and was discreetly waiting for him to get off the phone. “What’s up?”
“They’re ready for you in the brief
