Having been friends with Rena for many years, Vera discerned the source of her troubles.

"You don't seem well. It appears that you're entangled with Waylen once again. Am I right?”

Rena chuckled and refuted, "Absolutely not."

She hesitated momentarily before confiding in Vera about Lexi. Then, in a hushed tone, she confessed, "Vera, | know I shouldn't but I simply can't resist the urge to love that child. They bear such a striking resemblance and even their names are so much alike.”

Vera, too, found it surreal.