"Hey, you're preaching to the choir over here. You didn't have to listen to her whole complaint while she was trying not to cough." He's back to texting her, but doesn't share this round of conversation. "Fortunately, we don't live together anymore, so you're not down both of us."

And while Maxwell doesn't like being left out, Jacobi being out sick would have resulted in at least 800% more bitching.

"But she already has the security system of the building downloaded for us, so at least she feels like she's being useful."

When the car parks, Jacobi takes a breath, braces himself for the cold, and steps out.