![]() ![]() Which was ridiculous since I’d talked to him so many times in my head over the years, practiced so many conversations, but never did he show up out of the blue looking so dastardly handsome in a dark gray three-piece suit, his face rugged with scruff, his eyes hazel and earnest despite the playful smirk on his lips. It was a miracle that I managed to find enough voice to say that much.Īnd there was so much more that had to be said. Our gazes smashed together, and my legs nearly fell out from under me. The world that had buzzed below, the beautiful scene, the excitement that had unfurled through my body-all of it evaporated and all that existed in its place was a pale, hollow shell of myself and the man in the perfectly tailored suit behind me. Still smiling, I glanced up and caught his reflection in the window. “It’s incredible, isn’t it?” a male voice came from behind me. ![]() I’d always known that connections made the difference in a career, and here I was. It wasn’t the way I thought it would be, but in the end, it still came out of my time at Harvard. ![]() Giddiness surged through me, starting like a pinprick at my center and moving out through my veins in all directions until even my fingers and toes felt warm. The Town Center was high enough that it had an unblocked view of downtown Manhattan, Brooklyn, and beyond. After she was gone, I walked over to the windows and drank in the scene. ![]()
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