come over to her friend Laura’s loft to check on her and see how she was doing after her breakup. “It seems

with him I was just getting started after not having been

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our blessings. You met three incredible men

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line to order was not as crowded as it was at 6 a.m. the previous morning. Nevertheless, it was hard to get a table. The cafe was filled with people

ldly walked over to his table. There was an emp

t to presume that this intellectual man would remember her,

pleasant surprise. Have a seat

s space than she was used to. He stood up and then pulled her chair back. Once she

t changed. Her expression must have betrayed her confusion at the questi

ions that was more like a speedy inquisition than the natural course of two adults getting to know each other. “No,” she whispered under her breath, as if she was trying to silence the internal competi

Alex sai

er gears going. One, ten, a hundred questions swarmed around in her head. However, she only managed one re

ion. His eyes were dancing with delight, making the choco

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ten and arranged for stringed instruments. If this performance goes well, it

n be

she stood up, he stood up. He kissed her on each cheek to say goodbye. She was no closer to unlocking all of the key

ntleman. He liked coffee. Most of all she now had a bona fide reason to see

, partially trying to convince herself that the po

wn post-Luke and possibly-now-Alex pace in any future interactions with him. Their first meeting became a second and two was more than z