Jessica turned her head to the window by her side looking out the busy road while she felt an uncomfortable cough coming on. Yes she told Xavier to stop staring and then she began hers but that did not mean he had to put her on the spot like that.

"Are you okay?" Genevieve asked when the cough did not seem to go down. "I have an unopened bottled water in my bag" she added digging into it and merging with a bottle that she thrust to her.

"Thank you," Jessica said opening the bottle and ...