Chapter 43: Joe

On Monday, Joe headed to the city and his office for the first time since his father passed.When he walked into the building he headed straight into his editor's office. Joe knocked on his door and stepped inside.

Mike was standing by his desk looking at some documents in his hand. The scowl he had on his face quickly washed away as he looked to see Joe standing in the doorway.

"Morning, Joe." Mike stepped closer to him, "How we doing?" Mike made a fist and bumped Joe on the shoulder.

Joe scrunched up his mouth. "Ok, I think."

Mike studied Joe's eyes for a moment.

"You ought to take a few more days Joe. We have it covered here."

Joe smiled. "Yeah I don't know, I'm finding things a little easier if I just stay busy," Joe motioned with his head in the direction of the stairs.

"I'm going to head on up."

Mike walked him to the door. "Ok, Joe. You let me know if you need anything." Joe nodded in agreement and walked away.