Clearly, I am running out of things to say here. It's a short chapter.
Lilly strolled quickly down the hallway to the elevator at the end. They weren't making any headway on the case yet and everyone was getting prickly about it. That and the constant thoughts of yesterday and Kite were putting her on edge. She pressed the button and the elevator doors opened instantly. Lilly looked up, halting mid- step.
"Hey, Cagney," Eddie Saccardo grinned, leaning against the elevator interior. He was wearing a jacket over a fitted shirt, surprise in his eyes as he saw her, that cocky grin appearing on his face, the one that had always melted something inside her. She forced herself to casually step into the elevator and pushed the button to her floor; she took her position next to Saccardo, looking straight ahead.
"Didn't know you came back," she said indifferently. There was a flutter in her stomach, somehow different from the one she got around Kite; it was quicker, more intense.
"Yeah? I called you." He was still leaning against the elevator, looking at her sideways. Lilly peeked at him, quickly looking away.
"Ah. Lost my phone." It was true; she had left it at the Coopers' a few nights ago.
He shifted closer to her, a joking grin on his face. "Still lookin' smokin' hot, Rush."
Lilly suppressed a silly smile, half annoyed that he was having this effect on her, even after having been gone for so long, and she glanced down. She looked at him again and her heart skipped as she saw the look on his face, the one where it seemed like he could read her mind, could see dangerously deep inside her.
"Haven't changed, huh, Saccardo?" she commented dryly, looking away to hide the heat that was spreading through her. Saccardo shrugged smugly and a small pause followed.
"You moved on," Saccardo stated and Lilly glanced up at him, unsure how to respond. She had moved on, with Cavanaugh at first, although that had been very brief, and now Kite had just slipped back.
The elevator stopped then and the doors slid open.
Lilly stepped out slowly, but turned back when Saccardo called out, giving her a nod, "Rush? I still got a chance?"
She hesitated. For some reason, she found herself unable to answer; she didn't know the answer to that and, before she could reply, the doors slid shut.
Heh heh. Since Kite got his POV, Saccardo deserves it, too, although that is more work for me. (*shrug*) Next chapter is Saccardo's POV. Christina, everyone's favorite character, is also coming in later chapters. Yay! B)
