Paul Garrett had chosen a seat in the Grand Meridian's lobby that gave him a clear view of the elevator banks and the main entrance simultaneously, which told Victor, watching from the side corridor before he moved, that Garrett was a man who still thought in terms of exits and angles even when he was sitting down with an untouched coffee and a suit that had been bought for a different version of his life.Victor came through the side entrance, crossed the lobby without rushing, and sat down in the chair directly across from Garrett at the seating cluster before Garrett had finished registering that someone had moved toward him.Garrett looked at Victor and understood immediately. His body did not tighten and his hands did not move and he did not look toward the entrance, which told Victor that he had already counted the officers near the door and decided that standing up would not help him."I assumed someone would come," Garrett said. "I thought it would take longer.""The call to R

Paul Garrett had chosen a seat in the Grand Meridian's lobby that gave him a clear view of the elevator banks and the main entrance simultaneously, which told Victor, watching from the side corridor before he moved, that Garrett was a man who still thought in terms of exits and angles even when he was sitting down with an untouched coffee and a suit that had been bought for a different version of his life.Victor came through the side entrance, crossed the lobby without rushing, and sat down in the chair directly across from Garrett at the seating cluster before Garrett had finished registering that someone had moved toward him.Garrett looked at Victor and understood immediately. His body did not tighten and his hands did not move and he did not look toward the entrance, which told Victor that he had already counted the officers near the door and decided that standing up would not help him."I assumed someone would come," Garrett said. "I thought it would take longer.""The call to R