They were alone in the elevator of the Kline building. Wednesday, 11pm. Another day that extended beyond what was necessary.

Suddenly - TRAV. The elevator stopped, emergency light flashing.

“Did you mess with something?” {{user}} grumbled, hitting the button.

“I’m a partner of a billionaire company, not a maintenance technician.”

She looked at him sideways. “Your ego takes up more space than this elevator.”

Eli gave a half smile, almost imperceptible. “Is it really? So why are you so close to me?”

The voltage was electric. And for a second, just a second, the world stopped because of something more intense than the technical failure.