Lexi looked through the peephole and her blood ran cold. There, dripping all over the landing was Neo. Just this morning, she would have flung open the door and used her best 1940s pinup poster girl voice to invite him in. She leaned her head against the door, breathing deeply, not quite sure what to do.<br/><br/>“Neo?” she finally called through the door. “Where is Mr. von Engels or Yukina? I thought one of them was going to be my companion now, since you…” Her voice broke. She couldn’t name the act. Balling up her fist, she silently pounded it against the inside of the door.<br/><br/>“Damn you, Neo. I trusted you.” She said in a voice that would be barely audible on the other side. Maybe he heard and maybe he didn’t, but Lexi had to verbalize what she felt. “No, we didn’t have romance but we had some good sex going on. Mutual fun, not one sided. Not bordering abuse and rape. Odd isn’t it how just sex isn’t as intimate as what you did? You did. You Did! I was nothing to you. You gave me less that you would have a  blow up doll. I am nothing to you. I get it now, But Neo, I am something to myself. I’m not fragile and I don’t need a protector. I have healthy self esteem. I do not need abuse and I do not seek abuse. I was upfront about my consent for the sex that we shared. But I didn’t deserve that oral rape and I certainly didn’t ask for that. ”<br/><br/>She slowly opened the door just a crack.<br/><br/>“ With that said, I’m going to let you  in but first, you need to call Mr. von Engels and leave the phone line open. I will also call Sid and do the same. When this has been done, I will open the door and you may not touch me. Is that understood? We will begin again, as professionals because there is a job to be done and I have uncovered more information that could help us. I am dialing Sid now.”<br/><br/>When Sid answered, she explained that Neo was there and what she was planning and then she opened the door the rest of the way. Inviting the man who had betrayed her trust into her home once more.