Stephanie nodded crispy and got herself back into proper position to continue working.

She was a little curious about how often this happened, and how Emanuela would have handled it without Marcelo around, but she had the feeling this wasn't the time.

She couldn't help but look out to where Marcelo was going, though. Maybe she was a little worried. Most likely, it was just instinct.

They'd both been through so much worse.