The world hadn't yet decided it was time to stop coming crashing down. In fact, it seemed to have a mind of it's own as far as Lena was concerned. One positive seemed to add up to two negatives. Other things seemed wrong for each small matter that went right during the current.
What was she supposed to do regarding the issue with Samuel? Marcus wasn't like Jovani. Meeting the man once was enough to make her well aware of this. Where Jovani enjoyed playing and pushing buttons, Marcus would follow through with whatever he said. The edge to the back of his voice over the phone told her that much.
Her mind might have been traveling to fields afar; however, her eyes remained fixed on the man lying asleep in bed. At least, she had hoped he'd only gone to sleep and not back to wherever he'd just come from. Lena wouldn't be able to handle him drifting off once more. They'd hardly even had the chance to exchange more than a few words.
