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Mai sighed as she was once again waiting for the elevator. What was taking so long? She pressed the button again when the door opened up and she saw who was inside. She smiled as she stepped inside and the door closed behind her. "Shouldn't you be getting off?" She stood next to Joey.
"Figured I'd ride with you for a bit." He responded.
The small space seemed to be crowded, probably from the tension contradicting the desire for each other. What a bad place to be, she was sober and still had a hard time finding strength to restrain. She wondered how he dealt with it..
The normal 3 minutes seemed to take longer than expected. She began counting in her head. Another minute to go she told herself several times.
A hand bushed against hers, fingers entangled in the spaces between. Before she could let out a breath she was pulled closer to him. Why did she ever tell herself no again? She couldn't remember, her arms wrapped around his neck, and his, wrapped around her waist. Only an inch away, just once wouldn't be so bad..
The doors opened, she turned to look, nothing but the empty short hallway that lead to her front door. She let go, untangling herself, that was too close…
"Mai." She around to see the beautiful perfect smile she loved so much, "…I.." he started but seemed to choke up a bit. "I met someone…"
The doors closed.