The elevator ride to their floor felt like the longest two minutes of Berry's life. She and Theo stood on opposite sides of the small space, both staring at the glowing floor numbers as if they held the secrets of the universe.

"Are you going to tell me what I did wrong?" Berry finally asked as they reached the fifteenth floor.

"Nothing's wrong. We're colleagues doing a job."

The elevator doors opened, and they stepped into the carpeted hallway.

"Colleagues don't usually act this cold ...