For the next few days, I worked on the two cases my boss had coming up in January. It turned out to be a good way to keep my mind occupied. If I hadn't had that work to do, I'm sure I would have sat around in a puddle dreaming of those two.

Around ten a.m. on the first I received a text from Amber.

Happy NY, Thanx again

I tested back emojis of firecrackers and party hats with the message U 2

Things were crazy at work as we did the final prep for the first case. I won't bore you with the details but my boss Emma was...