“Rough meeting?” Tim asked as he watched Rachel portal in and help herself to the coffee. “Don’t worry- the place is totally secure. I’ve taken a leaf outta the movies and just bought the entire building.” Since this wasn’t a franchise, he’d bought the waffle business too. No intention of changing anything, but if things like this we’re going to happen more often he needed some kind of safe place where he could hole up and not worry about being overheard, where if he wanted to just close it early he could.
He sipped his own coffee, then added some more sugar. “I’ve been looking into his partner,” he said, without preamble. “Predictably, the guy’s a ghost.”