As Jude munched on his lunch, he watched the two friends in amusement as Annie wore Aiden down. Really, her points were entirely valid and obvious as exhaustion seemed to encompass the kid. As Aiden ceded to his friend, Jude had set down his bottle of water he'd just taken a drink from and smiled. "Good, you look as if you need the rest. I'll show you to my office when you're ready and then I'll go present to the board while you nap. You won't be disturbed." He could guarantee that since he'd actually never had anyone come inside his office aside from during consultations. The other doctors met in the conference room or their common area during shift downtime - something he rarely got between the paperwork and constant flow of surgeries. Around them, he noticed the atrium begin to fill more now and the noise level naturally followed suit. He had a little while until the board met - they were probably all eat together in here somewhere right now, or at one of the nearby restaurants. Typically they stayed close when it was a winter wonderland outside. The older ones did not care much for the cold, always complaining of aches and glad for upcoming retirement. But even those remarks had been political. Jude thought he much preferred his current company over where he could have gone for lunch.