Caden gave Riley a nod in return and watched him leave the room. He wanted to understand what Alan's intentions were. Why was he doing what he was doing? His actions weren't making sense. "Coffee... Coming up" he said getting up and walking towards one of the units. He made a black coffee and poured himself a whisky and drank the liquid like a shot as the machine ground up the coffee beans and poured himself a second, setting the coffee cup down on a little round tray with his whiskey glass still in hand. Milk and sugar were added to the tray before he walked and carrying the tray over to where Alan sat.<br/><br/>"Why? Do you intend to win the case? You understand I'm the one paying you? You caught me yesterday and spoke to me about Charles who you assumed was tied to a murder. This isn't a coincidence. You heard about the case and wanted to get closer... Why?" he asked in a calm tone, but the stress was clear in his vocals. He sat down beside Alan and set his own glass out in front of himself. "The professional ship sailed when you came through my office doors. This business means everything to me. If you fail..." he wasn't sure what would happen if Alan failed. Caden didn't know anything about the brown eyed male. What more could he say? Alan probably knew everything about him anyway. So there wasn't anything left to say. He could feel his stress level escalating through the roof and he was sure Alan could hear it plain in his voice. He'd kill Charles himself for leaving him to deal with this situation... Maybe he should have written that instead of his little name dropping text. This was becoming more urgent as the days went on. He couldn't take another day if it.<br/><br/>"Charles isn't here and won't be back for some time. He wants to tell when what you two have against each other face to face. So what is it? Help me understand what you want so we can move forward". How could Alan remain so calm? He might look okay from anyone else within the building, but Caden knew there was something deeper going on and he wasn't going to stop pressing until he got his answer.