Marcus snickered at her offer, but he quietly considered it anyway. He wasn't sure he wanted to be sleeping anywhere near Shotgun Man or his succubus. He almost felt bad; Lex was going to realize, probably very soon, that getting even remotely involved with Jenessa again was a bad idea. And, as much as he still thought Blue was more of a distraction than she was worth, she was so much better for his brother than Jess was. For it being the end of the world, he'd seen Lex laugh more in the past two days than he had in the past six years.<br/><br/>“Yeah, keeep the floor open,” he said at last, leading them toward the dilapidated school, breaking off to the side to take the side entrance to the cafeteria.<br/><br/>The lunch room was mostly empty, complete with some bench tables. This had obviously still served as their mess hall right up until the day they'd… went wherever it was that they went. The fact that there were no bodies still bothered him intensely now. Had they disappeared just like his mother? Did it have something to do with whoever the military had made contact with?<br/><br/>“Here's where I found the stuff from earlier,” he told her, pointing through the open door to the back kitchens. “I'll help you haul stuff to your palace, too, if you'll help me haul stuff to the barracks.”<br/>____________<br/><br/>Jenessa pouted and started to protest, to tell him that that’s just what Lex<span style="font-style: italic">was</span>since their divorce papers never got signed or filed. It didn’t matter what she would’ve said to explain herself; Russ was already walking away from her, in that stern and somber stride of his. She would just have to corner him later when they went to bed, because he<span style="font-style: italic">wasn’t</span>dodging her forever. She was far too strong-willed to let that happen.<br/><br/>Instead, for now, she retreated to Lex’s bedside and placed her hand on his shoulder so he would know he had company before she took a seat next to him. He brushed her hand off of him and she frowned. “So you’re mad at me, too,” she presumed, pretty accurately from the way Lex bristled at her voice.<br/><br/>But, still, Lex shook his head. “I’m not mad,” he assured her, though his tone betrayed him. He struggled to find the words he wanted to say. “Confused, I think is the word. I’m very, very confused.”<br/><br/>Jenessa sighed, propping an elbow on her knee and resting her chin in her hand. “I can imagine so,” she relented. She squeezed Lex’s knee reassuringly. “I’m sorry. I am. I just-”<br/><br/>“So is this who you’ve been fucking the entire time? Or is he just since you left me?” Lex asked, voice hollow of emotion.<br/><br/>Jenessa didn’t have time to answer before the door to the barracks swung open again, and she immediately stood and let go of Lex’s knee. “You found betadine!” she noticed immediately, expertly dodging Lex’s questions like she had been doing this entire time. He scowled.