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Chapter 1

"We should head to a bar and celebrate"

I wasn't surprised by my roommate's emphatic pronouncement Cary Taylor found excuses to celebrate, no matter how small and inconsequential I'd always considered it part of his char a new job is a bad idea"

"Co roo s for days, yet he still looked areen-eyed, Cary was a eous on any day of his life I ht have resented that if he hadn't been the dearest person on earth to me

"I'lass of wine or two We can hit a happy hour and be in by eight"

"I don't know if I'll a pants and fitted workout tank "After I tiym"

"Walk fast, work out faster" Cary's perfectly executed arched brow h I fully expected his azines all over the world one day No matter his expression, he was a knockout

"How about tomorrow after work?" I offered as a substitute "If I "

"Deal I' in the new kitchen for dinner"

"Uh" Cooking was one of Cary's joys, but it wasn't one of his talents "Great"

Blowing a ard strand of hair off his face, he grinned at ot a kitchen most restaurants would kill for There's no way to screw up a meal in there"

Dubious, I headed out with a wave, choosing to avoid a conversation about cooking Taking the elevator down to the first floor, I smiled at the doorman when he let me out to the street with a flourish

The moment I stepped outside, the smells and sounds of Manhattan embraced me and invited me to explore I was not o, but seely worlds away Two major metropolises - one endlessly te with life and frenetic energy Inin a walkup in Brooklyn, but being a dutiful daughter, I foundwithapartment that cost more per month than most people made in a year