His toe throbbed, but she didn't need to know that. He stubbed it enough to know it would wear off in a few minutes anyway. "Been a long day," he fibbed. He felt his cheeks burning, but hoped they weren't as red as they felt. Could he blame the heat when the office was nearly as cool as an ice box? "There is some food at the alley," he told her. "Want to just do that?" He hadn't spent any time alone with Allie since she arrived so he sent out a small wish to the universe that they wouldn't run into anyone they knew. Was that even possible in such a small place?
He grabbed his wand off the desk and stepped around her to pull the door open. "Go on," he said with a smile.