Jeff told the nurse manning the station. “Did you actually see her get into the elevator?” The nurse shook her head. “No, but she was sound asleep in the visitors lounge not twenty minutes ago. I’ve only been away from the desk one time since then, to check on a patient, and I’d just gotten back when you stopped by.” How could I have missed her? Jeff sighed. He knew he should just go home and catch up with Leonore later. He’d been annoyed when Leonore hadn’t returned his calls earlier, and the surge of happiness that he’d experienced when he found out she’d actually come by to see him at work had caught him completely unaware. What was it about the woman that the mere thought of seeing her made him feel…what? Giddy? Something must have shown on his face, because the nurse smiled and said, “Maybe she stopped at the restroom or something, and was going up in the elevator while you were coming back down.” “Wouldn’t you have seen her?” Jeff asked. The nurse shrugged.
