Lorna was, for the first time in a fair while, entirely caught up on her marking. There was nothing immediately doable to any of the experiments or monitoring projects she had set up and for once, just until her class this afternoon, she was genuinely free.
She'd gone to one of the local cafes and ordered herself a muffin and a latte, sitting by the window and watching the world go by. She only turned when she heard someone ask, 'Is this seat taken?'