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my flat at reception and he’d pick it up from there. It was very formal. It all seems so unlike him: the way he’s acting now, and the idea that he’d do something like that in the first place.”
    Grace patted her arm. “It’s amazing what people are capable of doing. But it is a long time ago now.”
    “That’s true. Did you have any luck finding details about the case?”
    “Nothing. Although there’s nothing strange about that when the information you need predates computerised records.” She finished her drink and reached across the table to top up their glasses. “You are happy you resigned though, aren’t you?”
    Kirsty looked away from her friend’s scrutinising gaze, playing with a chipped corner of the old wooden table. “Yeah.”
    “Well then cheer up,” smiled Grace. “You’ve done the right thing, getting out. I spoke to a friend whose husband works in employment law; she said that although it sounds clear-cut, discrimination cases can take months of negotiations and mediation in situations like yours, and I don’t think that’s something you want.”
    Kirsty shook her head.
    “I’m tempted to join you, you know.”
    “Really?” Kirsty couldn’t hide her disbelief.
    “Well no, probably not. I don’t think I could ever just quit – I’m not as brave as you are. But I might take some time off and meet you for a holiday.”
    Kirsty slapped both hands against the table in rapid succession. “I’ll hold you to that!”
    “Please do,” Grace laughed. “Now tell me more about this Daniel guy. One minute you fancy the pants off him, then he’s stealing your job and you hate him, and not you’re going out with him? I can’t keep up!”
     
    After leaving the pub, Kirsty walked up Moorgate. It was dark, but the evening was mild. She felt her head clearing after only a few steps, and was soon lost in thought. Passing Grace’s offices, she was in a world of her own when she collided with something. She started, heart racing.
    “Sorry,” she smiled sheepishly. She had walked straight into a tall man who was standing outside the building.
    He turned to face her. “No harm done. Kirsty!  Good to see you,” Neil Lennox looked down at her. “It’s been a while.”
    “Sorry, I was miles away. How’ve you been?”
    “Oh good, this place keeps me busy. How about you? How’s work?”
    “I just resigned today actually, so it’s pretty good,” she smiled.
    “Good for you!”
    “Yeah, Grace and I have just been celebrating.”
    His face darkened. “Oh good. How is she?”
    Kirsty cursed herself for mentioning her friend’s name. “She’s great. Busy.”
    “That’s Grace,” he smiled bitterly. “Nothing matters but the job.”
    “Neil, that’s not true.”
    “In fairness Kirsty, it is, but I’m sorry, I know she’s your friend. Good seeing you though,” he rubbed her arm and smiled, before walking in the opposite direction towards the river.

Chapter 5
     
    The remainder of the month passed rapidly. Time always seemed to speed up in London when the weather was reasonably good, and a wet and cold February had turned into an unseasonably warm and dry March. For Kirsty, it passed by especially fast, as she wrapped up her life in London and prepared for her trip. She did as much of this as she could at work, when she wasn’t sitting with Daniel, ostensibly to hand over her workload. Daniel was taking her other client on too, the much less prestigious Thompson Fund.
    Outside of work, she spent most of her free time with Daniel. She hadn’t heard from Simon; she presumed he was out of the country on business, but had no way of knowing since he didn’t return her calls or respond to her messages. She wasn’t quite sure what she wanted to say to him, but felt strange about the way things had ended. Grace’s best efforts still hadn’t uncovered any more details about what had happened all those years ago.
     
    Lost in her reverie, Kirsty didn’t notice the small crowd