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The third is listed as "cozy," furnished, above a garage, in a quiet residential neighborhood, and two blocks froe And thank God, because after paying the long-ter, there’s no way I’ll be able to afford a ca per, because I’oddess

The street is lined with trees and I stop in front of the wide yellow house A wide lawn spreads out on both sides of the stone ay, and the front door is painted a deep green Whoever lives here has a ith plants, because the yard is i

It reminds me of the Jardin des Plantes, and the day I spent there with Ansel, learning--and pro for hours with my hand in his, and the promise of a future where I could do that with him whenever I wanted

The woman ns the house, Julianne, leads ine It’s tiny, but warm and nice with tan walls and clean white trile main room One corner opens to a small kitchen with athat looks down into the shared backyard The open floor plan reminds me so much of Ansel’s flat that for a painful heartbeat, I have to close my eyes and take a deep breath

"One bedrooht

I follow and peek in A queen bed fills almost the entire space, a set of white bookcases suspended above

"Bathrooone before the sun is up so you can park back here"

"Thanks," I tell her

"The closets are suarantee the teenage boys who take care of the laill be absolute piglets when they see you, but it’s cute and quiet and there’s a washer and dryer in the garage you can use whenever," she says

"It’s perfect," I say, looking around "A washer and dryer sound like absolute heaven and I can definitely handle piglet teenage boys"

"Yay!" she says, sine living here, taking the bus to school, starting to figure out e I want to tell her, Please, let ht now