I walk into the empty apartment two hours later, dump my bag on the table and survey the room. I don’t even want to be here, I should be at work organizing, instead of coming home to sob into my pillow. I need to get a grip of my life. Wilma is right and all of this has been non-stop, yet all I’ve done is bury my head in the sand and pushed myself to go to work, never taking the time to absorb it all. I need time to think. Real time to myself, to figure out what I’m going to do.

Do I want to work in Europe?

No … I don’t want to leave New York.

Do I want to leave Carrero House?

No. I love working there, it’s familiar and stable. Plus, I adore Wilma, Margo, and even Rosalie. I would miss the people I see every day even though we don’t interact much. I couldn’t leave Sarah. I mean, I know she has Marcus and lately, I’m starting to warm to him a little. I even laughed at a joke he made a few days ago, but still … She’s my best friend.

But, on the other hand, things aren’t going anywhere. I feel like every time I see any light at the end of the tunnel, Jake appears and blacks it out. He’s all I can see; all I can focus on and it’s driving me slowly insane.

How did we get here? He used to be my everything, my friend, my protector, my lifeline … and now he’s the cause of everything that’s wrong with me.

we’ve been apart for months, but the reality is, it’s only been weeks, just a month. Dragging days

getting late in the season so it’s unexpectedly warm for the time of year. Christmas will be here soon and that’s going to be an ordeal and a

miss that girl.

she’s settled so well. She can’t believe how blessed

I only seemed to do it when I was staying in hotels with Jake. It

every day again as it helped before, helped me get my emotions in check, helped me

night. Show everyone who I am, who I used to be. I don’t need a date at all. I’m PA Emma and I was always happy to stand

will be plenty of people I know there. All the staff from sixty-fifth,

miss Leila. Jake’s childhood friend and my ally when he took me on his

in contact and I know her

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