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Callie checked her watch again as he pried open the doors, with her stranger-who-looked-familiar pushing from the other side.
“I am so sorry about this.” Bee hurried toward them, her eyes crinkling with worry behind her glasses. “Are you both all right? The elevator is scheduled for inspection this fall, but I would have—”
“Everything’s fine, but I have to run back to campus for a meeting.” Callie turned. The man picked up her books and exited behind her.
“I don’t have time to check those out right now,” she told Bee. “Can you please hold them for me?”
“Of course.” The librarian extended her arms for the books. “Again, I’m so—”
“Thanks, Bee.” Callie hurried toward the front doors.
As she pushed them open, she couldn’t resist glancing over her shoulder. The stranger stood by the elevator, watching her go. An odd disappointment stabbed her because she hadn’t said goodbye or asked for his name.
Even worse, she’d have a hard time forgetting about him.
