and roasted carrots. His gravy was divine. Zoe had been to many fancy

ounge, and the pillows were down-filled. The movers placed it directly in front of t

red furniture, and he was making the place his own. This made her even more nervous

ylan about the signing bonus. He was the one who set her up with the job after all, but telling him would mean even more

beautiful apartment in the city even closer to work. She badly wanted to talk to him about

approach the couch, h

and her mother's name appeared on the screen. She wasn't

that would come along with the break-up. She didn't want to hear about ho

?" Dylan said, picking up Zoe

aking the phone from his hand, putt

Zoe asked as she p

you. Have you arrived safel

s beautiful and that she had settled in nicely. She

ave said, and yet, none of them

new roommate because he already signed the lease and graciously allowed me to sub-let. I lost my job, but

r mom take a

come to stay with us. You don't need to suble

her mother so

riving me around and helping me out. He even helped me

If you just broke up with Kyle, there should be no other man

wasn't even in her life! He was only there

a friend. Thanks for asking about my job, I am a secretarial

ard her mother ta

t. I know you have a lot on your plate right now. If you need hel

ected more push back from her. But perhaps her mother rea

ything. That is what she did with Kyle. She helped with his dreams and his goals, relying on him to build a

r ag

ed back into the room, she found

nother man in your lif

s were in her apartment. She wondere

ood friend Dylan," she said, s

riend?" Dylan responded

rying her best to move a bit

nding his arm out in a stret

bud" she s

familiar pull, the scent,

promise you won't regret it,"

other's arms for quite some

t she had done to deserve his attention. But the closer

never reacted to anyone quite like this in her

entirely. It was deep. The feeling of being close

sn't taking no for an answer, and she wasn't sure how much longer

other person, even if you weren't ready