April 9, 2231, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Apartment of Erik Blackwell April 9, 2231, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Apartment of Erik BlackwellErik stepped out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around him and headed into his bedroom. There was nothing like a good shower to wake a man up. Jia remained asleep, her hair a tangled mess. He hadn’t been awake when she came home late last night, but he didn’t need a blood test to guess she’d need a good day to sleep things off based on smell. They were on standby, which meant they might have to step into action based on a quick call and a short briefing. Erik knew that more was going on than Alina was telling him. She thought she was doing him a favor by saving special types of missions for them, but he didn’t mind wiping up the