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I nodded, forcing a smile “Yes,” I said and lied

I was ready, but my heart still ached out of disappoint Beckett once I returned to Manhattan and that he’d be part ofto happen

We had a niceeach other up on our os since the last time I visited at Easter Then alked back to the pub and I took my place behind the counter A few hours later, Leah showed up and sat at the bar, and spent the next hour regaling me about her first week of classes and the hot business school grad she hed, a new men wherever she went

About 9:30, Steve fro to-do about seeing me and Leah

“Well, looky here,” he said and ca “Fancyyou here,” he said and winked at me

“How did you find this place?” I said to Steve, frowning

“Oh, Mira,” Leah said and turned to ot to tell you that I ht it would be fun for the three of us to spend your first night back bartending together”

I forced a shtful?” I said, trying not to sound too sarcastic

It wasn’t that I disliked Steve It was that he’d been a bit too protective ofbrother role a bit too seriously for

We made small talk for a while about his decision to transfer to Columbia and Leah and Steve had a few drinks while I bartended

Then, out of the blue, Leah brought up Beckett

“I’ to convince Mira to hear Beckett out,” she said and pointed her glass to me

IBeckett up Shethe couple of beers she already drank

Steve and I ork friends – nothing more He wasn’t a confidant I didn’t want to talk to him about Beckett The very fact he knew about it made me really uncomfortable

“Why?” Steve said, shaking his head “What’s so great about hier and cocky attitude Not your type,” he said to me