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“Hi, Pat you’re in early.” Robin was cheerful as she hung her coat up.
“Hi, Pat you’re in early.” Strike said five minutes later.
“Why don’t you just arrive together. I know you’re living at Robin’s ”. Pat growled.
“Tea?” Robin called.
“No thank you,” Pat answered.
Robin and Strike looked at each other, Pat had never before refused her morning cuppa.
Strike walked into the office leaving Robin with Pat.
“Pat you seem unusually flustered, can I help?”
Pat stopped typing.
“My daughter’s birthing too early
Robin fetched Pat’s coat. “Just go, Pat, she’s your priority I’ll cover for you,”