Lexi rummaged around in the liquor cabinet. In the back she found remnants of Grey Goose and Baileys but kept moving bottles around. Finally she found a small bottle of Crown, still in the purple velvet bag.<br/><br/>Neo handed her a bottle with an admonition to just use a small drop. This time she believed him when he spoke of the potency of his mixes. She added a tiny drop to a glass of water, which she downed quickly. She didn’t want it to interfere with her Crown and Coke. Going to the mirror, she saw that her crayon red hair had turned a soft shade of chestnut brown with auburn low lights and golden highlights.<br/><br/>“I like this,” she said, patting her hair as she turned back.  Something about Neo caught her eye. While he could play poker with a card sharp, he couldn’t disguise that special something from a former lover. Lexi smiled at him, shyly but knowingly. If he asked, she wouldn’t turn him down. He had proven himself trustworthy.<br/><br/>“I just don’t trust Sid any more,” she said. “ Maybe it is about the bones, or not but when all of this is straightened out, I’m quitting this job. If I live to quit it. Where do you recommend going next? You are a man well traveled. Where is a good place to find a job and where is rent cheap?”<br/><br/>She went back to the bar and poured a three fingers of Crown into the glass over some ice. While it was chilling, she found a can of Coke in the refrigerator which she popped open with a hiss. This she splashed into the glass of amber liquid. Turning her back to the bar, she leaned next to Neo and a shiver ran down her spine at his cold assessment of the situation and she was glad she was on his side.