Clearing up the paperwork was a time consuming process. As cluttered as the papers were, there was a system, and trying to preserve that while making room for Kyle to sleep wasn't an easy task.
They chatted as they worked. Small talk. There was an unspoken agreement that they weren't going to look into the case more tonight. The one thing available to look into was the list of potential murderers, and Andrea didn't imagine Kyle was any more eager to go to bed with that running through his head than her.
With the guest room adequately cleared, Andrea went to get ready for bed. She was halfway through brushing her teeth when she heard him calling from the other room…
"Hey, Blondie, looks like you really WERE on the cheer squad!"
She paused mid-brush. What? It was such a random non-sequitur, what could bring that up now?
Then her brain caught up with the situation.
