Alexis whimpered as she came to and gazed about.  She crawled to the sofa and pulled herself to her feet and gazed about the apartment.  Seeing Brad was gone, she moved to the door and locked it.  She gazed down at her naked body.  She shook her head lightly.  She went to the bathroom and gazed in the mirror.  She had a large bruise on her cheek where he'd hit her.  She turned to the shower and started it and stepped under the water and stayed  there long after the water turned cold.<br/><br/>She finally shut the water off and dried her body off and slipped in a large fluffy robe.  She sighed and moved and made herself a cup of coffee and curled up on the sofa.  By now, it was well after midnight.  She thought about Marcus and hoped he made it home ok.