She stared at the clock, counting the minutes as the long hands ticked by. She had been in this position so many times before.
Somehow, she thought she would get used to it, but nothing had changed. She was still as anxious as ever as she waited.
"Are you sure you want to be here?" Her husband asked as he stood behind where she sat. He placed his warm hands on her cold shoulders while giving her comfort.
He probably sensed her agitation as she sat restlessly on the couch. Since she received the phone call, she could not keep still. She had waited and waited until this moment.
The security downstairs already informed them that their guests had finally arrived. And they were on their way up.
"I want to be here, Alex. Besides, he called me. He said he needed my help." Dani put her hand over his, squeezing him gently to assure him she was ok despite how she felt.
