After dinner, Chris invited May to the study - to show her the job he had asked her to come for. He tapped on the keyboard for a while, his eyes focused on the screen while May sat on the couch and looked around. She remembered that place, and it hadn't changed much during the few days she had been away.
The only clear difference was that one of the bottles on the mini-bar was almost empty. She clearly remembered it filled to half, a few days ago. Had Chris had stressful days since then?
«I have retrieved the data,» Chris said, and she moved her eyes to him. He did look tired, behind that handsome face. She had been distracted by everything else to notice, but there were pale circles around his eyes.
«Those we were talking about last week,» he added. «Do you want to see them?»
«Sure.»
She got up from the couch and stopped by his side. She glanced at the monitor and noticed the data in columns. She smiled instinctively. She loved numbers.
