A break

[mancalledspade]

Spade had to face the fact, as the first rush of adrenaline wore off, that he needed to rest. He'd been working almost non-stop since the murders, other than a catnap or two in the odd corner of the Mansion, and whether or not Mye had been a hallucination, his reaction told him something. He needed to question Jones further and he needed to write

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[revmother_livia]

Livia was lying on her stomach on the bed and reading when Sam came in. She managed not to jump in surprise when the door opened but couldn't keep the relief from her voice.

"You're back."

[mancalledspade]

"Told you so, sweetheart." He shed his jacket and threw it over the desk chair. "How're you?"

[revmother_livia]

"Better than you, I think." She sat up, pushing her book aside. "Have you even sat down since I saw you last?"

[mancalledspade]

He thought. "Sat down with Sadi. But then, I'm not sure what had happened last time I saw you - kinda all running together now."