Chapter Seventy Three

He's dressed in a dark blue classy three piece today, looking all dapper for work already. I give myself a moment to wish I had his devotion. I glance down at myself nervously. When I had gone through my closet earlier in the morning in search of an outfit, my usual style of coordination had been the last thing on my mind. I had ended up going for a trimmed pair of suits pants and a matching black shirt. I zero in on my shoes and see that I'm wearing red, had I really chosen that? I…. I had been so weighed down that I don't even remember. I see Alex's eyes flit to my feet too and back to my face. Under his close scrutiny, all the last shreds of strength I've been using to keep myself together threaten to loose free. I'm mentally exhausted from all the work drama and bone deep exhausted from the cleaning yesterday night. Not to talk of the weight of the knowledge that I still have that sick bastard out for me, probably constantly watching me. For the first time in a long time, absolutel