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“Sure I’ll have whatever you’re having”

He nods “I’ll be right back”

So, he’s hot, rich, and thoughtful?

It’s a sha someone like Zane around all the time wouldn’t be a hardship

Right now, I’ well If this condo had to be double-booked, at least I’ jerk Besides, I’ll only really be here in the evenings I work long days

The neighborhood slowly coher in the sky There’s , some runners, even a cyclist or two

I’ve just finished my last sip of coffee when Zane pushes open the door once

“Here you go”

“Thanks”

He starts to leave, but I gesture to the seat next to me

“You can join me, if you want”

“I don’t want to butt into your private space”

“It’s a balcony, not ain and pull the burrito out of the bag “Holy crap, this is ait for days”

“It’s worth it,” he says with a wink and takes a big bite of his burrito

We sit in silence, eating our breakfast and watching the neighborhood below Zane wads up his e

I fold the paper around the second half of my burrito and set it aside

“I’h in happiness “I wish I could go back to sleep, but I can’t I have a full day of getting ready for school What are you up to today? Not that you have to tellconversation”

“I know” He s in don Seattle in a couple of hours”

“Oh, is it fun don?”

“You’ve never been?”

“No” I shake my head and wish for another cup of coffee “I’ve never been to the Pacific Northwest before”

“Wait” He holds up his hand, and a frown creases that handso been here before? Why didn’t you at least come out to see if you like it?”

“I couldn’t afford to I used all of s to rent this place A trip here ahead of time wasn’t possible When Granddad died, I had to pay for his burial and stuff”

“He didn’t have life insurance?” Zane asks

“No I found out scammers swindled hiuilty for that” I s hard at the randfather had been taken advantage of “He never told me And I didn’t live with him, so there was no way for me to know Anyway, he was pretty much broke when he passed”