This, in and of itself was odd. But when they ran into Mark and his team in the airport, it got even weirder. In fact, most of first class was taken up by the two teams. Sam was glad that she and Mark had discussed their TimeCap meetings a few weeks prior, and all their respective cards had already been placed on the table. Still, the level of awkward was through the roof. It would have probably been fine, the two agencies together like that, given their history, if Laurent weren’t there. But he was. And he wasn’t keen on sharing his time with Sam with anyone else, especially not Mark. Laurent was cordial enough, but he made it very clear that Sam was with him. In fact, other than when they had to give their tickets to the flight attendant at the gate, he didn’t let go of her hand. Sam’s feelings were a combination of amused, flattered and annoyed. And even though they were friendly competitors, they were still just that, so after the initial pleasantries, Mark and his team kept to themselves.
