Page 12 of Buried Treasure
"Nice to meet you," he said, smiling down at Lucy. "Can I help you with that box?"
He started to reach for it, but she quickly pulled away. Andy flinched and gave her an awkward smile, pulling his hands back as Lucy eased her grip on the box.
"Sorry," she said. "Chain of custody. I have to make sure everyone who touches it is allowed to touch it, and you are not."
"Right, lawyer stuff, I'm assuming."
"You assume correctly," she replied curtly.
OK then.He turned back to Sydney who was still smiling at him despite his apparent gaff with the chain of command or whatever.
"Well, I should probably get going," he said. "It was nice seeing you again, Sydney."
"Yeah, you too," she replied quietly. "Thank you for checking on me. I really do appreciate it."
Andy gave Sydney a small nod and Lucy another awkward smile before ducking his head and finally leaving.
As he stood in the elevator lobby on the ninth floor, he realized he probably had sounded a bit ridiculous the whole time he stood there. Of course. Despite hanging out with the best hockey players in the world, he still hadn't been able to pick up any of their smooth skills when it came to dealing with women off the ice. And now, once again, he proved his game was completely frozen when it came to one woman in particular.
