Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 65

I turned and met his dark gaze. I suddenly began to feel guilty out of nowhere.

I looked away and continued walking. "No. I just don't want anyone to get the wrong idea," I replied.

"Okay." His one-word reply left me confused.

Despite my confusion, I remained silent. We were all adults after all.

Boundaries and privacy were important.

Besides, he didn't seem like a chatty guy.

Silence fell between us yet again, causing the awkward tension to rise. I was, once again, the same person to break the silence and ask, "How quickly can you get these lights fixed?" "It's hard to say," he replied.

I fell silent.

I thought of the agreement between Chris and me and said, "20 days. That's all I can give you."

He looked at me. I thought he would say something, but all he said was,

Alright."

So he was agreeing?

that. Of course, I could still ask about the old landlord

so awkward with each other, so bringing her up would only make things even

be a few minutes, but it felt like a century. I was even

awkward. I was perfectly at ease in front of my ex-fiancé, but why was I so awkward in front of some guy I met through a failed blind date? We finally reached

Chapter 65

there, so I briefly

over the power supply map

both checked it thoroughly, I asked Brandon, "Is

"No."

poring over the map for so long, but if Brandon wanted to take a look, that

and said, "Let's go

Brandon and I followed closely behind him. Brandon stayed silent the whole time as he

was going on but immediately got rid of that

source. What is this connected to?"

the label. "It's for the large

need the names of all of the facilities that these sources are hooked up to, where they are in the amusement park, and a map of all the lighting," Brandon said as he

nodded. "I'll ask Kara to send it

when Thung up, I heard Brandon telling the