Arik had been sitting on the couch, legs up and sprawled over the cushions. He stared out the living room window at the rising sun in contemplation. Without focusing on work as much as he had been, he had sat up all night thinking about where to go now. He could go back to how he was at the clubs, but then, that could be dangerous for Claudia. Or he could try his best to ride the middle road. Maybe figure out who he really was. It had only been a few decades that he could have figured that out. He needed to visit Drusilla.
Smirking when he heard Claudia sneaking down the stairs, he waited until she had finished getting her tea before he sat up. Much like his appearance the first morning of her being at his house, Arik wore sunglasses and sleep pants. A coffee cup in his hand, he was amused that she couldn't smell the penetrating scent when she walked downstairs. "Good morning. Did you get any sleep?"