Adam looked up to me as he reached for his phone. He stood there, reluctant to answer the phone.
"Pick it up", I instructed, calmly.
He answered "Hello", followed by a brief pause "Yes, sir. She's right here with me".
That should be James, I thought.
He handed the phone over, and James's voice came through, warm and familiar.
"Hey, love", he said, his tone casual.
"Hey", I responded with a curt.
"Hmm, was just going to ask if you met the driver" he said
I hesitated before replying, "Why else do you think I have his phone with me?"
There was a brief pause on the other end " Are you okay, you seem a bit---"
I cut him short " I'm busy, is that all you need to know?"
He picked up on my tone, his voice becoming more cautious " I was just checking in to see how you were doing, and wha
