He noticed the blanking of Warren again. Just great. This was going to be a repeat of earlier. Nathan decided the best course of action would be to play dumb, pretend he was completely oblivious to it.

Smiling warmly at Alexa, he gave her a one armed hug. “Ah hello love.” he said cheerfully “I'm grand. Aside from being outwitted by an old woman and having my watch stolen.” Nathan was surprisingly upbeat considering prior events. “And how are you? Feeling any better than earlier?”