Vladimir:
I sat in my office lost in my thoughts.
The day was not going as I had planned for it to go. I wanted to speak to Audrey. I wanted her to get out of her pain, but it seemed to me that I was losing things just as I was trying to fix them.
The door was knocked, taking me off guard, and though I should have caught my mother's scent, I was too busy with my thoughts to do so.
"Come in." I called, getting up from my desk.
She walks inside the office carrying a tray that had two cups of coffee. I smiled and walked toward her, taking the tray from her and setting it on the coffee table that I had in my office.
She stood one step back and I walked toward her, cupping her cheeks and kissing her forehead.
"To what do I owe the honor?" I asked, making her laugh.