Iris was up, showered, and dressed and nervously wondering whether she should go looking for Jay or if he was already gone. When he’d come into the room to take his shower, she’d feigned sleep.
She pulled the bedroom door open and noted the closed door of the office and gave a sigh of relief. She paused at the office and heard him talking and the responding voice of another man she recognized as Bo. They were talking fast and in Mandarin and she nervously passed by towards the kitchen.
The smell of coffee caught her nose and she debated whether she should pour herself a cup or grab one from the coffee shop opposite the office building where she worked. She looked at her phone and tried to guess how long it was going to take her to get to the office. Was she supposed to wait for Jay to ar
