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“Rome wasn’t built in a day,” Paxton reminded me one night, two weeks after I’d started. “You have to take baby steps, or you’ll burn out.”
“I know,” I agreed, kissing his cheek in the elevator and relishing his blush. “But I don’t want to lose my momentum.”
“You’re doing a great job,” he reassured me. “Oh! Dammit.”
Abruptly, he leaned forward in the elevator and punched the button for the third floor.
“What happened?”
“Will you wait for me in the car? I forgot my laptop in the boardroom during a meeting,” he sighed.
“I can come with you.”
“No, just go to the car. I already told Jamie we were headed out. If we take too long, he’ll rush the place.”
I laughed at the idea of security storming the Silverpiece offices. “I’d like to see that movie.”
“I wouldn’t,” Paxton grunted as the elevator stopped on the third floor. “Two minutes.”
“I’ll be there.”
The doors closed again, and the elevator started back down, but as it hit the lobby, it didn’t stop.
“Aw, shit,” I grumbled, realizing that I had likely forgotten to push the button for the lobby after letting off Paxton on the third floor.
The elevator continued down toward the parking level, and I sighed, punching the lobby button as I reached for my phone to text Jamie. Suddenly, the image of the guard rushing into the closed offices wasn’t amusing at all.
No reception. Great.
The door opened, and I lifted my phone up toward the ceiling, hoping to catch a bar. Footsteps raced toward me, and my heart inexplicably leaped into my throat.
“H-hello?” I squeaked.
The door started to close, and a man’s hand shot out to hold the door. My blood pressure spiked, and without thinking, I hit his fingers and the button in unison.
The man outside the door grunted but said nothing else as the elevator closed, and my pulse raced violently.
Why did I do that? I had just assaulted an employee!
The elevator made its way back to the lobby, and at the floor, I rushed out toward the security desk, sweat forming on my brow.
“Good evening, Ms. Lynn,” David said pleasantly. His smile faded when he saw my face. “Is something wrong?”
Swallowing, I extended a finger toward the cameras in front of him. “I…” I inhaled and fought to collect myself. “Was there just someone in the garage?”
The kindly older man pursed his lips and stood. “Are you having trouble, Ms. Lynn? Did something happen?”
“N-no,” I stuttered, as the elevators dinged behind me. I pointed again, unable to make the words as David stepped away from the counter, his eyes trailing toward the elevator bank.
“What happened?” David insisted, reaching for his gun.
“What’s going on?” Paxton demanded, hurrying toward us. “Mylee, are you okay?”
I held up my hands. “I’m just jumpy,” I insisted, shaking my head wildly. “David, put your gun away, please. I’m sure it’s nothing.”
“What happened?” Paxton asked again. “Mylee!”
He put his hands on my shoulders and forced me around to look into his eyes. I realized how much I was shaking.
