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"So, Ben, do you have other aspirations besides ?"adlitz and glamour

"Well, it’s not a career that usually carries you through retires I’d like to do, with Emmy’s help," his eyes found mine, "is to set up a charity to eventually run"

His desire to run a charity was news to me but I irinned widely and his mouth quirked up

We ate until ere stuffed, and then soed room for the pumpkin and apple pies my mom and I had baked

Ben and my dad had see roo out his atlas so Ben could show him on the map exactly where he lived and I lived in the city I knewso far awaythat I had a capable ht my father around to the idea of Ben

Soon it was tiht back to New York, and through a tearful good-bye betweenme back for another visit soon

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Emmy

Back in New York, Ben and I huddled close as we left the airport The temperature was in stark contrast to the mild autumn air back home I pulled my navy pea coat around my chest and burrowed into the scarf looped aroundblack sedan at the curb

Henry

It was nice not having to hail a cab Especially since I’d nevera New Yorker now At this rate I wouldn’t have to Being part of Ben’s life was a first class to cities around the globe, roo once reality set in with dirty dishes, piles of laundry, and all the other annoyances of real life, I’d be in for a rude awakening But for noas living the dreaainst the trunk as Henry popped it open and hopped out of the car to assist I slid into the backseat and let thelance in the rearview s inside and refusing Henry’s help We hadn’t discussed where ere heading but I gave Henry lance at Ben His face was i to go holistening off the river below and war my cheeks Even if New York didn’t quite feel like ho out of a suitcase for far too long between Fiji and Tennessee Plus I missed Ellie I , Ben exited the car to retrieve uided ured he’d be as eager to get ho we need to discuss"

I nodded and rescuedus inside