Monday' s was usually our busiest and this Monday morning was no different . By the time I got to the firm , Ellie had already set a pile of files on to my desk . I knew that Ellie would efficiently have set them in order of which needed my attention first . It was a system I had not considered until she became a part of the firm . By the time it was eleven a . m . I had already seen to almost eight extensive files but the ninth one , also the one I currently held open , had been taking a while to assess over . It was some partnership between Elliot and Nicholas for their first project together . I was surprised when they mentioned it at the dinner table last night because these two were the last two people that I would ever expect to enter into any sort of business together . The two of