I returned home with a new task on my 'to do' list and a bunch of new questions for JJ. Since they weren't about him, I had high hopes of getting an answer. That's not to say that it was hard to get an answer on things from him… except for the times it was.
When I entered the store through the back door, the store was still open, and I could hear voices from the main hall. JJ was charming someone's money off them. I smiled, wanting to come around and watch, but not willing to interrupt him or distract his customer from buying things. Instead, I went upstairs to change clothes and then to the office. The light coming from within meant that the person I needed to see right now was already there. Exactly on schedule.
Kirill sat at a cleared office table, with his laptop open but put aside. He was carefully examining a porcelain figurine of a ballerina with a magnifying glass. His attention was so focused on the task that he didn't notice me until I greeted him.
