Later that night Laura clicked the lid back on her pen and stretched. She looked at the clock, it was gone midnight, she hadn't realised that it had got that late. Yawning she tidied up the paperwork she'd been doing, she could finish that in the morning. She then collected her coat and turned off the lights expecting the only illumination to be from the light in the corridor leading to the exit. However, it wasn't, the lab light was still on. Curious Laura headed for the lab rather than the exit, who else apart from her was this crazy? When she saw who it was asleep at his desk she wasn't surprised. Ian was completely crazy, working half the night all the time, living on caffeine and cigarettes. He needed someone to look after him. She smiled he looked so peaceful, it was a pity to wake him. It was just if Boyd found out that he'd spent another night at the offices there would be hell to pay. Gently Laura shook his arm, after a moment Ian groggily sat up.
"Where's the fire?" Ian asked, rubbing his eyes and looking every inch the sleepy little boy.
"You were asleep at your desk I didn't want Boyd to catch you." Laura explained, Ian nodded his thanks. "Come on we can share a cab home." she suggested.
"Ok." Ian agreed, he collected his coat leaving his reports strewn across the desk as they were. Without stopping even to pick up the stray sheet which had fallen on the floor they left.
"Where do you live?" Ian asked just as Laura hailed a taxi with an impressive whistle.
"Dartford. You?" Laura replied as the taxi drew up. Ian winced.
"Westminster. Other side of the city. Don't worry I'll catch the next one." Ian told her.
"Don't be silly it's the middle of the night. We're lucky we got this one." Laura said firmly, Ian tired as he was couldn't be bothered to argue and got in.
"Where too?" the driver asked turning round.
"Westminster." Laura told him, "Dartford." Ian said simultaneously, the drive looked at them patiently.
"Which?" he asked again.
"Dartford." Ian told him, "Westminster." Laura said simultaneously, laughing they looked at each other.
"Well I don't think you can spend another day in those clothes. Westminster." Laura told the driver firmly, Ian looked at her smiling, he definitely wasn't going to argue with that.
The End