The next day was pretty much all just painting. I took a break when Vlad let a woman in. She seemed shocked to see me, but quickly went about her business. To stay out of her way, I took some tea to the balcony. It really was nice. Taking breakfast out here seemed like a good idea to do on the weekend.

My phone rang and I picked it up. “Marek.”

“I’m sorry. I should have warned you Victoria was coming today. She comes every week.”

“Keenan warned me last night. It’s okay.”

He ...