After Dark Tropes

  Sudanie walked into the police station just as Claude was putting his work bag down. She signed in and walked over to him. He looked up at her, an unreadable expression on his face "Hey..." she said, a faint smile on her lips. He nodded at her. "Good morning," he said, then sat at his desk. "I'll be going by to check on Amoya after my shift. Will you be available?" Sudanie hesitated. Claude looked away from her gaze and unzipped his bag. He took out a half eaten corned beef sandwich, unwrapped it from its cling wrap protection and bit into it. "Claude..." "You and Stewart okay now?" he asked, closing his eyes. Sudanie cleared her throat. "We've decided, well... I, after what happened I told him it was best we just be friends." Claude opened his eyes and stared at her. He took another bite of the sandwich, finishing it off and chewed it slowly. "Maybe that's for the best." "Claude, we... we're j...