I lowered the phone and took another drink from my cup, then let my shoulders sag as the adrenaline finally drained out of me. Meldon was at least an hour away on a good day. With traffic and snow, it could easily turn into two.
I stared into my coffee, then shook my head and pushed myself upright.
"Long day ahead, Evan," I muttered under my breath. "Come on."
I walked back to my desk with the coffee warming my hand. The office buzzed around me, keyboards clacking, muted conversations floating through the air. I stopped at my desk, took another sip, then set the half-empty cup down beside my keyboard. It barely helped, but it was something.
Reaching behind me, I grabbed my jacket from the coat hanger and slipped it on, rolling my shoulders once as if I could shake the exhaustion loose. Then I turned and headed straight for Nala's office.
