gone。 Well； Ruby would be around； but it wasn？t exactly the same between them anymore？now
that she spent every waking second with Piotr。 Vanessa couldn？t help feeling kind of 。 。 。 obsolete。
Maybe it had been a mistake to stay in the city； but she？d wanted to study film at NYU for as long
as she could remember； and now she finally had her chance。 Plus； she loved New York。 The
trouble was； it was going to be a whole different city without Dan。
The light was taking forever to change； and she could feel the sweat running down the insides of
her legs and into the black patent…leather platform Mary Janes on her feet。 As she shaded her eyes
from the glare； she suddenly noticed Dan across the street； standing near the carts of used books；
with Greg。
They were talking； and then Dan opened his arms and Greg stepped into them； squeezing tightly。
Even from where she was standing Vanessa could see that Dan？s eyes were closed as he hugged
Greg； his body totally relaxed in a way she hadn？t seen him in ages。 She？d seen them talking at
his ing…out party； but Dan had looked so unfortable it had been hard to believe they were
actually together。 Now it was more than obvious that they were a happy couple； totally in love。
Vanessa turned around and began walking quickly back down Broadway； pulling a pair of
vintage white sunglasses from her battered army bag to cover her eyes？which were ra