Gingerly, almost as if she didn’t really understand what was going on still. While she knew that she probably<span style="font-style: italic">should</span>have been worrying about her future legal representation, it really hadn’t been on the forefront of her mind. In fact, it wasn’t until Sinead mentioned Avi’s name that it was even something that Tanis realised should probably be a priority.<br/>“Not between us either?” She asked, feeling absolutely certain that Sinead had misunderstood her question and she wanted to make herself abundantly clear; or at least as clear as she felt like she could make herself while still being at work.<br/>Tanis was still holding a lot of tension in her body, feeling completely unable to relax while she was feeling so uncertain about everything with Sinead. More than anything, she hoped that she would at least be able to salvage their friendship, even if she doubted that that was realistic.<br/>“That is all I care about. I just don’t want to have messed up with you,” she added, almost feeling like she could cry, but she kept looking at Sinead, wanting to know the truth.