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He’d be in the building doing work. She lived here.
Maybe they’d cross paths again.
“Do you need to see anything else here?” she asked.
“I think we are good. Though this place has been updated, nothing changed in the panel so they must have kept it all in the same layout.”
“I think I heard Poppy say that she did that when she bought the place. Not much more has been done since. But I’ll ask her tomorrow if you want.”
“You’ll see the owner?” he asked.
“I work for Poppy and her sisters. I was lucky that this place was going to be empty when I was hired so I didn’t have to find an apartment.”
This was a damn nice condo to be renting. She must have a decent job to afford it. Unless her boss was cutting her a break.
“If you want to ask, that’d be great.” He pulled his card out and handed it over. “Can you shoot me an email if she knows of anything?”
Sage grabbed the card, their fingers touching and that crush he’d had years ago might have flashed through his memory bank again.
“I can do that,” she said. The timer went off and she turned to run to the oven.
He could let himself out but didn’t. Just stayed there while she switched the cookies over.
“I’m all set,” he said when he went to leave.
“It was good seeing you, Knox.” Her eyes met his. “Really good.”
He grinned back. “You too. See you around.”
He turned and left and when the door was shut leaned against the wall and took a deep breath to gather himself.
Over the years he’d become more confident in his life and his body. It’d taken time, but owning his own business and the wealth that was left to him gave him that nudge he needed to not be bothered by petty shit anymore.
He could come and go and do what he wanted in life.
He could retire and drink beer on the water if he desired, but he was too young for that.
This was what he liked to do even if some women found it...beneath them.
Knox wasn’t a suit and tie or office type of person and never would be.
He took one more breath and pushed away from the wall to get back to work.
He wondered how long it’d be before he saw Sage again and was already preparing himself for the sight and how he’d react.
3
DROOL WORTHY
The next morning, Sage brought her cookies into the conference room and set them on the table, then sought out her sister-in-law, knowing she’d be in early.
“Hi, Sage,” Violet said. “What are you doing back here so early?”
“Bringing you some cookies.”
“Oh yum,” Violet said. “Gimme.”
“Those are for Trace…and you for home,” she said. “I baked yesterday while I was waiting for the electrician to come.”
