Absence and Pleasure Irena's POV I signed, absorbing the quiet of the night. I can't believe that we ended up fighting. But then I would rather have that happen than deal with something worse instead. I don't know what I'll do if Alexey suddenly gets in trouble or danger because of me. I no longer felt sleepy, so I got to the bar and took a bottle of wine, getting back to my room, I popped open the wine bottle and turned on the music. Tomorrow is going to be a stressful day, but I'll deal with tomorrow, tomorrow. I needed to free my mind off these troubling thoughts. I needed to free my mind from thoughts of enemies trying to mess with me. I needed to free my mind off a certain man that I've probably hurt and might never see again. Even sadder that it's not by choice, i

