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Chapter 40

Author: Lois
last update publish date: 2026-04-11 17:14:56

Nicole's POV

I should have taken the stairs.

The corridor was empty, the elevator was right there, and I was tired and carrying Tracy's file notes with the east stairwell three corridors back. Five seconds. Doors open, doors close, done.

I pressed the button. The doors opened as I stepped in.

I was looking at the file when he got in.

His shoulder was already past the sensor before I looked up and by then the doors were closing and there was nothing to do but stand at my end of the small space a
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