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seen.  They were the deepest color of brown. Maybe they were black.  He couldn’t be exactly sure what color her eyes were but he did know th ose long lashes were sparkling with recently shed tears.  He had an irrational desire to want to fix whatever was wrong. The moment that their eyes met it seemed like time stood still.  He’d felt a sizzle he’d never felt before.  Was that the thing he’d been looking for? Jason shook his head.  He had been thinking so hard about his life that he must have created all of this in his mind.  No woman could possibly have such an immediate effect on a man.  He shook his head again trying to clear his mind of the woman and those crazy feelings he’d just had on the elevator.  It really didn’t matter anyway he was sure he’d never see her again.  Man, he was losing it.  It’d been a stressful enough day already reviewing budgets and gearing the teams up for the coming year.  Even thinking about another woman with things so up in the air with Bridget was asking for punishment.  He needed a vacation. 
    When Jason pulled out of the parking garage he saw the woman who had just been occupying his thoughts.  She was walking, no almost running in the rain with just her bag hovering above her head.  Against his better judgment something compelled him to pull over.  He couldn’t just drive past her.  Jason wasn’t sure why he was so concerned about her but he pulled the car up to the curb, honked his horn, rolled down his window and yelled “You need a ride?” Vicky stopped mid-stride as she recognized that the driver was the guy from the elevator.  Her head told her to run and run fast.  Her inner voice told her to take a chance and get in that car.  She was being paranoid and crazy to turn down his offer when the alternative was to walk in this godforsaken weather.  After a moment of hesitation she walked over to the car and opened the door then got in “I’m soaking wet I hope I don’t mess up your car”.  “It’s a rental” Jason smiled at her.  She was shivering so much that Jason turned the heat up full blast “where to?” Vicky was so thankful for the ride and for the heat of the car.  She was a bit nervous getting into the car with him.  He was a virtual stranger.  However, something about him was vaguely familiar. Vicky couldn’t quite put her finger on it.  Jason must have noticed her sudden shift in mood and her apprehension.  He tried to reassure her by introducing himself “I’m sorry my name is Ja…Jay Kincaid.  My friends all call me JK. ” Jason wasn’t sure why he had given her his childhood nickname.  Vicky, still feeling a bit apprehensive asked “Do you work for CkR International?” “Yes. So, there is no need for you to be worried that I’m a serial killer or anything. I saw you walking in this weather and thought nobody should have to brave this rain.  I decided to see if you needed a ride before I leave to catch my plane”.  What unnerved Vicky the most was not her physical safety.  No, she didn’t think he’d harm her.  However, everything since she had met him on the elevator felt like an outer body experience.  Like, she wasn’t in control. 
    Vicky had the feeling again that she knew Jason.  He was on the CkR International elevator so she must have seen him before at work.   Maybe that is why she felt so safe.  Vicky laughed to herself.  She was being silly “Thanks, it’s raining pretty hard out here and my bus doesn’t come for another twenty minutes or so.  I’m glad your car is a rental because I’m making little puddles everywhere”.  When Jason heard her laugh time literally seemed to stand still.  Maybe that first time wasn’t a fluke after all.  She stole his breath away.  Vicky must have felt it too because for just an instant they both held each other’s stares.  Of course, she was the first to turn away looking outside her window as the car started to pull away into