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Regina had been in San Diego over a week now and was beginning to feel like a herht froym and back to her place Part of the deal she’d made with herself when she decided to move back home was to do what her therapist told her she needed to do--, and there was so much she had yet to experience Despite her doubts that she could ever find the kind of love she once had, she knew she could, at the very least, enjoy other aspects of her life

Because she enjoyed cooking, trying out new restaurants was one of her favorite treats She and Janecia had visited The Gaslaer, and she’d always said she was deterle restaurant on that strip

Now that she lived so close and Janecia was only a half hour away, Regina was ready to try and have fun ht, her best friend was, as expected, all for it Since today was Friday, they’d get right on it, starting tonight after work

Grabbing her Starbucks cup froer side and got out of the car She hurried up the steps of the building and inside, glad that her plan on getting to work extra earlyelevator commute She was the only one in the hallway as she reached out and hit the button to retrieve the elevator The elevator dinged, and she held her breath, hoping he wouldn’t be behind the doors when they opened Thankfully, a couple of other sergeants stepped out, but neither were hiot in and pressed the button for the second floor, feeling a little anxious when the doors took a few seconds before starting to close She exhaled slowly Just as the doors nearly touched closed, they opened suddenly Soht the elevator Great

Standing in the middle of the elevator as the doors opened cos A nod so ot fro her stupid badge, she took a step aside, ignoring the nod and hi This ti They reached their floor as the elevator ca hiood he set out of that elevator before she was te to him

Just as the elevator ca went black, ’s dih the small crevice of the barely opened doors, they stood there in near pitch darkness

She felt Sergeant Billings ht they had as he tried to push the doors open "It’s just a power outage," he explained as he grunted, trying in vain to push the doors open "It should be tees They were necessary orking on parts of the construction near or around dangerously high-voltage areas She also knew they saved the longer power outages for the early s when it was less inconvenient to those working in the buildings

Of course! This shouldn’t even surprise her sorry ass It et stuck in an elevator with of all people him

Chapter Six

Brandon

Sensing her resentment the moment he walked into the elevator, Brandon had actually been a froht for sure it was alarht, he’d already pegged her as an emotional one Emotional equaled weak as far as he was concerned, so when he heard her gasp, he’d been sure he’d have his hands full, trying to calm her ass down Instead, from what little he could ainst the wall, seely undaunted

"It’s Ms Brady, by the way"

Brandon looked up in her direction, barely able to ed her body He saw her phone light up as she pulled it out of her purse The ht illuminated her face, his eyes were on her lips He reh the first-class cabin where she’d been sitting in her seat already enjoying a Bloody Mary how his eyes had been drawn to those lips then too

On the plane, he’d watched as her lips wrapped around the celery stick that came in her drink He hadn’t quite been able to shake the visual alht when she’d pressed her lips together because he’d pissed the princess off, she looked like she was pouting, but he could tell her extra full lips just made it appear as if she were Since he’d first seen her here, she’d worn her hair up in that salasses Today was the first ti her at the airport that her hair was down and the glasses were gone

Before he could respond to her clarification, she was on her phone "Antonio, I’m stuck in the elevator Can you please have the those lips curve into a s the saiven hi a smile Instead her s even et me out of here as soon as possible Now I really can’t wait to get to my office Thank you, sweetie"