CHAPTER 19
THE TEAM FILTERED out of the room until only Nye, Emmy, and I were left.
“Do you need a lift home?” he asked. “Or do you have friends in London to stay with?”
I didn’t have friends at all, not proper ones. “I can call a taxi.”
“Don’t be silly,” Emmy said. “I’m going to Sandlebury anyway, so you can catch a ride with me.”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course. It’ll be nice to have somebody to keep me awake. I didn’t get much sleep last night.”
“Are you sure you’re safe to drive?”
“I’m fine. Just let me grab another coffee. You want one?”
“Maybe a cup of tea?”
We put little plastic lids on our cups so we could take them with us, and I followed Emmy back down to the parking garage.
“Nice Aston Martin,” I remarked, spotting one in the corner.
They’d always been my favourite car, b
