Levi struggled with the spreadsheet that kept track of expenses. It wasn"t just that he hated doing the paperwork, he hated dealing with computers, and being trapped in this room. Though tonight, the being in the room part wasn"t so bad, because Mariah was just a few feet away, curled in a chair reading. While her presence helped with the being trapped in the room, it didn"t help his concentration as every few minute he would find himself watching her, thinking about her.
Forcing his mind back on what needed to get done, he went back to writing checks to pay bills that had come in and inputting them into the system. He was putting in yet another check when suddenly the form went blank.
"Shit." He jerked his hands away from the keyboard, certain he"d done something wrong. After a moment h
