The next message came through, and he was surprised to see who was texting him. "This is Nicole."
"Oh, hi Nicole!" he sent. "I'm sorry. I don't have your number in my phone and didn't know who was texting."
"No worries!" she sent. "Am I bothering you? Are you with your girlfriend?"
"Still working, unfortunately. I've got the project to get prepped for the install team tomorrow," he replied, figuring she might be texting him for work.
"Eww," she sent. "That sucks. Sorry you have to work late."
"It happens," he sent. "What can I do for you?" he sent.
"Well, I felt bad about today still," she said. "I just wanted to apologize again for walking in on you like that."
He chuckled to himself.
Nicole was definitely a unique woman. She was about five years older than he was, but was already
