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I followed the bellman down the hall and watched as he openedenough for at least four people, opposite a huge flat-screen television There was a set of art deco chairs in one corner and athat spanned the entire far ith a long desk tucked just beneath it

The bed really did look like so out of a dreaed with how ht into it Unfortunately, I’d learned the hard way howa nap was exactly what I shouldn’t do

Damht fro

The room around me was almost completely dark, and for a moment, I had no idea where I was Then it hit me: New York The hotel

Niall Stella

I re to rest et here and, well Here ere

I stood, groaning at my stiff muscles while I wiped my face on the sleeve of my robe Man, when I slept, I slept hard

As my eyes adjusted, I pushed open the drapes and forced myself to findif I’d landed yet, and one froed all day, I heldtohts fro

Sale at Victoria’s Secret: oooh, I’ll flag that one for later

Note from Niall’s assistant--wait, what?

She’d attached our updated schedule for the following day, along with the time we’d meet in the lobby, and a few points he wanted her to pass along There was also the nu problematic arise"

I stared at my screen

I had Niall Stella’s phone nuhdelivered, I could text hirab a bite to eat But that didn’t really fall under the category of problery I was And if he hadn’t told his assistant to ask me about dinner plans, then I had to assume that was because he’d make his and I’d un to iether in the te Broadway, or passionately discussing work over reat, locals-recoined the way he would laugh at my new and witty inside jokes over a beer at the end of the day and hoould share knowing looks across the table at our flurry of upcooing to be sitting in the back of a crowded roo alone to this hotel room for a month’s worth of room service meals