Once the police had left, Stefan gave Raegan a thumbs-up. “You really handled that well," he said.

Raegan smiled. "What brings you here?" she inquired.

"I just finished a seminar. I'm heading back to downtown Stefan glanced at the flat tire of Raegan's car, barely attached. "Where are you off to? I can give you a Lift.”

Raegan waved off the suggestion. "No, thanks. I've already called for a ride."

Stefan nodded. “Alright. I'll stay with you until your ride arrives.”

Raegan thought that was a good idea. After the recent struggle, she didn't Like the idea of waiting alone.

However, as time passed, her ride was still nowhere in sight. Raegan realized her phone screen was cracked beyond repair, and when she tried turning it on, all she got was a blank screen.

She used Stefan's phone to call her driver. The driver clarified that a misunderstanding caused by a miscommunication over the phone led him to a different location. He had attempted to contact Raegan, but since her phone wasn't working, he began to worry.

Raegan asked where the driver was now, and found out he was quite far away.

Seeing Raegan's growing concern, Stefan gestured to her. "I'll take you."

Realizing she couldn't wait any longer, Raegan nodded. Then, she dialed the driver and provided the new pick-up location, instructing to bring her flat-tire car back.

Raegan took the black duffel bag from her car and turned to Stefan.

"Sorry to bug you."

Stefan laughed softly, saying, "I'm done for the day.”

On the road, Raegan gave Stefan an address. Driving down a deserted road, she asked him to stop. “It won't take long," she assured Stefan.

The advice from Nicole, to keep things secret, lingered in Raegan's mind. Thus, she didn't tell Stefan exactly what she was going to do, despite their closeness.

Stefan didn't question her. He simply offered her his backup phone.

“Let me know if you need help.”

Raegan responded with a grateful nod.

Raegan took a turn down a side street, led by Nicole's directions to a brick-red building hidden at the alley's end. Its hidden location surprised her as she got closer.