Siena took the stack of files and worked on them. Ricci did not return to the room during the duration of her work. She finished and left the room. She went to the bedroom where she had a long bath as she reflected on the afternoon.
Siena finally left the tub an hour after she got in and dressed up. At five pm, she had an early dinner. Only she sat at the dinner table.
Since afternoon, Ricci had been conspicuously absent. He was not in the bedroom or his study. He was not on the grounds or anywhere else Siena was familiar with. Siena even went to the indoor gym on the ground floor.
The room was quiet, the equipment shiny and sterile. But Ricci was not there.
Siena searched all the places she knew but did not find him.
But she knew Ricci was around. He had to be; his personal car w
